Sunday, March 16, 2014

Undispirider givefex brachiopod from Germany

Another of the fossils that Nils sent me as part of our exchange is this Undispirider givefex from the Rodert member of the Cürten Formation (Devonian, Givetian stage) near Sötenich, Germany.

Superficially it resembles and Athryis type brachiopod but there are some minor plications present that help distinguish it.

Specimen #1 Pedicle valve
Anterior
Brachial valve
Posterior
Profile

Specimen #2 Brachial valve
Anterior
Pedicle valve
Posterior
Profile

Thanks go out to Nils for these fossils.

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