Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Plectospira longirostris brachiopod from Germany

No Aprils fools trick today, just another brachiopod fossil from Germany. Today it's Plectospira longirostris from the Junkerberg Formation (Devonian, Eifelian stage) near Rommersheim, Germany.

Specimen #1
Brachial valve
Anterior (the shell is a little distorted with the central sulcus exaggerated a bit)
Pedicle valve
Posterior
Profile

Specimen #2
Brachial valve
Anterior
Pedicle valve
Posterior

This reminds me of some Spanish brachiopods from the Devonian that I posted about a while back: Anathyris ferronensis, Atriathryris campomanensis, Plicathyris collensis, and Pradoia colleti.

Thanks to Nils for sending me these fossils!

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