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  • Gerster Fm. Productid Brachiopods

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    Taxonomy

    Productid Brachiopod

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Brachiopoda
    Class: Strophomenata
    Order: Productida
    Family: Productellidae
    Genus: Echinauris
    Species: Echinauris subhorrida
    Author Citation Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Permian
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Guadalupian

    Stratigraphy

    Gerster Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: UtahFossilHunter
    Date Collected: 11/04/2018
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Location

    Millard County
    Utah
    United States

    Comments

    This particular species had spines attached to the shell which is not all that common. There are four spines attached on the thumbnail brachiopod. The holes in the shells were where spines used to be attached. Found during this trip here:

     

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    Tidgy's Dad

    Love Permian fossils, especially brachiopods.

    Spiny ones are great. 

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    ricardo

    Great brachiopod!

     

    Thanks for show it to us.

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