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Nice Pyritized Brachiopod with Good Detail Preserved
Stock Number  XIBR709

Name:    Paraspirifer bownockeri
Age:  Middle Devonian
Formation:  Silica Shale
Location:  Sylvania, Ohio
Size:  Brach is 1.5 inches across
Price:  $19.00



This is a striking fossil. It is a large Paraspirifer bownockeri from the Devonian of Ohio. Both valves of the robust brachiopod are intact and tightly attached. The fossil exhibits very fine detail - the coarse radial ornamentation is easily seen. The very inflated brachiopod has been replaced by iron pyrite or ''fool's gold'' - the golden coloration of the fossil is quite impressive. This is a wonderful example of this large brachiopod from the famous Silica Formation.


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