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bivalve
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Brachiopods. A brachiopod shell shows symmetry (equal left and right parts). A bivalve shell cannot be cut in identical left and right parts. Bivalve symmetry is between shells (the hinge). Usually the “beak” in a bivalve curves to one side.
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thse are Ordovician brachiopods. Valandostophia poderosa.
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oops yes a brachiopod I am always getting mixed up!
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Gillian Catlett posted a new specimen in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 8 months ago
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Hey @gillian-catlett ! This appears to be a crinoid stem segment or at least its external mold. Casey County has a number of formations which are of Mississippian age, so finding crinoids is not surprising.
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my first thought was trilobite but looking closer I realised that it was a crinoid
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Hi, @gillian-catlett – this is a horn coral! A solitary coral that was pretty common in the early Paleozoic.
Here is the classification information: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa, Order Stauriida. I don’t know that I can identify it down to the species level but at least that’s some more info for…[Read more]
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