FOSSIL BRACHIOPODS Paleozoic Devonian LARGE QUARRIED PIECE LARGE WT 25LBS

Description

LARGE 16" BY 9" WIDE APPROX 25LBS, QUARRIED PIECE GREAT SPECIMEN FULL OF FOSSILS, LARGE AMOUNT ON THE TOP SOME ON THE SIDES AND A FEW ON THE BOTTOM, HAS A ANCOR HOLE DRILLED PART WAY THROUGH ON THE BOTTOM. THIS WAS DISCARDED AT A WORK SITE ON THE BEACH, I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS CAME FROM A QUARRY IN UPSTATE NY, FROM WHAT I COULD FIND ONLINE
Brachiopods are similar to mollusks, like clams, however, they are not closely related. Unlike most present day mollusks, the two shells of a brachiopod were different sizes.
were the dominant form of life in the seas in most of the Paleozoic, including the Devonian. Therefore, they are a very common fossil of the Devonian coral reefs in Western New York. Dozens upon dozens of species and genera can be found in the fossilized Devonian coral reefs.
Many genera and species Spiriferid Brachippods occur in the Devonian of Western New York.
M. Mucronatus is a small to medium sized brachiopod fossil. It is very beautiful in that the hinge line is straight and very long, ending in a spine-like point. The term Mucronate means to end abruptly in a point.
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