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Matthew Gramling posted a new specimen in the group
Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL app. 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoMatthew Gramling has contributed specimen mFeM 71056 to myFOSSIL!
Matthew Gramling posted a new specimen in the group Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL app. 4 years, 8 months ago
Matthew Gramling has contributed specimen mFeM 71056 to myFOSSIL!
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Hi there @matthew-gramling, I’m not too sure from these pictures, but @jbauer or @samantha-ocon might be able to help!
Hey, @Matthew-Gramling and @mackenzie-ross-2, it looks like you entered the taxonomy as a trilobite, but you correctly stated in your caption that this is a brachiopod. Also, can you edit the fields where you’re unsure to blank and just add them to the notes? This just makes it easier for people to search the specimen.
I think this is a strophomenid brach.
Thank you @mackenzie-ross-2 and @samantha-ocon! The presence of a fold in the brachial valve was throwing me off. And as to size, it’s no larger than a penny. Alternatively, any chance you think its an orthid? http://www.ordovicianatlas.org/atlas/brachiopoda/rhynchonellata/orthida/
Hi @matthew-gramling –
I agree with @samantha-ocon it’s a strophomenid. It looks like a sowerbyellid to me.
Orthids tend to have more complex ornament than the simple straight lines. But it’s certainly hard to tell with only one valve that’s…[Read more]
Greetings @jbauer! I was actually considering that classification alternatively. I will go ahead and assign it under Sowerbyellidae. Thank you again for your help and patience with all my persistent inquiries.