A mystery brachiopod from France, labelled
Gibbothyris gibbosa, came to me from a seller on E-bay. This specimen comes from near Angoulême in the department of Charente. It was found in sediments that are dated to the Cenomanian stage of the upper Cretaceous.
Pedicle valve
Anterior
Brachial valve
Posterior
Left profile
Right profile
I am a little confused with this fossil sicne I can't locate any other references to
Gibbothyris gibbosa to confirm the ID. I've blogged about
Gibbithyris semiglobosa previously but that has a different shape and is slightly younger than this fossil.
Any suggestions are welcome.
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