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Name:
Pleurodictyum sp.
Age: Devonian
Formation: Hunsruck Shale (Bundenbach)
Location: Bundenbach, Germany
Size: Pleurodictyum is 2 inches across
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This is a very unusual fossil we got in an old collection. It is a Pleurodictyum sp. from the Devonian Slate of Bundenbach, Germany. This site is well known for the magnificent preservation of its rare fossils. The quarries in this area are now closed - the only way to obtain specimens from this classic site is through old collections. This type of fossil is an enigma - it has usually been clumped in with the corals, but scientists really do not know what they are. This specimen has textbook form - one can easily see why it is grouped with the corals. The fossil has great detail and is very inflated. It is well centered on the large slab of roofing slate. This is a primo example of this strange fossil from Bundenbach.
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