Introduction to Fossil Sea Shell BRACHIOPODS pt 1 of 4

Ordovician Brachiopods from Cincinnatian world famous fossils .Introductory facts and photos.
The Dry Dredgers is an association of amateur geologists / paleontologist / fossil hunters .
Large site of Ordovician fossils.
http://drydredgers.org/

My album on Cincinnatis World famous fossils 400+ photos
http://community.webshots.com/album/182825680RiWXUr

Ordovician Geologic Period
http://www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Ordovician/Ordovician.htm

Bill Whites Ordovician trilobite gallery
http://drydredgers.org/billwhite10.htm

Guide to Order of Trilobites -One of the best inro to Trilobite sites!
http://www.trilobites.info/

Cincinnati Fossils in depth look
http://www.uga.edu/~strata/cincy/fauna/fauna.html

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[SilentPartner79]

Have you or anyone you know of found a cast fossil of the flesh of a brachiopod? I could swear that the one I have shows the flesh texture (as it was) under the shell. I found it near the Grand River in Northeastern Oklahoma. I can send pictures if needed.

[flyingscience]

@SilentPartner79 The ordovician fossil brachiopods dont have internal fossilized features (that I've ever seen).I have seen and bought devonian brachiopods that have the coiled lophophore (their digestive tract stomach) . It's common in some places . What age is yours?

[flyingscience]

I couldnt make up my mind at first where to put the loose shells .They are in part 2 after all .

[SilentPartner79]

@flyingscience (My apologies for not having a better level of understanding about this) Here is the information I can offer as a layman: It was found 1/6/2011 in an area with a lot of red clay gravel (the rock was reddish too). Some years ago, I had taken a similar fossil to a paleontologist at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK and he said that it was likely from the Mississippian period.

[Timbul53525253]

If you hadn't disabled the ratings I'd have given this *****

[xeniadoll]

great video. it helped me with my revision of brachiopods

[feemanue]

ottimo sto studiando  paleontologia!