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My Pet Brachiopod Has Developed Some Type Of Growth

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Jeffrey P Regular Member

Jeffrey P

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This Rhipidomella oblata from the Lower Devonian Kalkberg Formation Schoharie County, New York has some type of growth on it- bryozoan or coral. Any ideas what it might be. The brach is about an inch across.

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Herb Regular Member

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It is a bryozoa

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Agreed. Byrozoan colony. Would need a clearer pic to ID it further.

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