Name:
Paraspirifer bownockeri
Age: Middle Devonian
Formation: Silica Shale
Location: Sylvania, Ohio
Size: Brach is 2.3 inches across
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This is a striking fossil. It is a large Paraspirifer bownockeri from the Devonian of Ohio. Both valves of the robust brachiopod are intact and tightly attached. The fossil exhibits very fine detail - the coarse radial ornamentation is easily seen. The very inflated brachiopod has been replaced by iron pyrite or ''fool's gold'' - the golden coloration of the fossil is quite impressive. This is a wonderful example of this large pyritized brachiopod from the famous Silica Formation.
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