Age : 360 Million Years Period : Devonian Location : Morocco Gift Box Dimensions : 85mm (3.3") Wide x 60mm (2.4") Deep x 60mm (2.4") High
Brachiopods make up a group, mostly of marine organisms characterized by a bivalve shell, from which it is possible to distinguish a big ventral valve and a less developed dorsal valve. The ventral valve presents a curved hump, often pierced, from which protrudes a footstalk used by the animal to fix itself to the sea floor. Today, Brachiopods live in every sea where the environment is warm and the depth of the water varies from a few meters to 200 meters.
Brachiopods are one of the most ancient groups among all Invertebrates; there are specimens found in
North America that date back 800 million years. These organisms are common in all geological periods and are often used as guide fossils by the paleontologists to date the rocks in which they are found.
The part of a Brachiopod that is commonly preserved as a fossil is the shell, which very often has been transformed into different minerals such as pyrite (a sulfide of iron), with the typical gold color.
All fossils and minerals come packaged in an attractive box filled with kraft excelsior, descriptive card. This presentation makes a great display and a cool gift!
A note about fossil and mineral specimen photographs shown on this website.
Specimens priced over $50.00 - If priced over $50.00, the photo is of the actual specimen that you will receive.
Specimens priced $50.00 or less - The photographs of fossils and minerals on this website depict "typical" specimens if priced $50.00 or less. These are not manufactured products. Accordingly, product samples will vary significantly in size, shape, and color from the "typical" specimen in the photograph. If you would like to see a photo of the actual specimen that you will receive, please email us your request and we will try to comply with the request within a couple of days.
All of the fossil specimens offered by Nature's Odyssey are from the GeoWorld Group of Italy. Nature's Odyssey is the only company in the United States to offer these products which have become very popular at the GeoWorld Nature Stores found throughout Europe. The GeoWorld Group works all over the world studying, searching for, and extracting fossils and minerals. The fossil specimens are prepared in Italy, in GeoWorld's Laboratory, by a qualified group of experts, who restore and classify rare and unique pieces as well as common small specimens. Minerals, in turn, undergo delicate cleaning operations and, if necessary, conservative treatments.
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