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Permian Fossil Gallery - Brachiopod

Brachiopoda, Articulata, Strophomenida

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Fossil identification by Jo Cox unless otherwise noted

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Buxtoniidae

(Family)

Pulchratia symmetrica

Period: Permian

Location: ? (near Novice, Texas)

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 33 mm wide

Parajuresania wilberana 1a.jpg (93552 bytes)   Parajuresania wilberana 1b.jpg (113606 bytes)

Description: convexi-concave, growth lines --- both valves covered with fine spine knobs. Hinge almost as wide as valve.

This Genus looks similar to Juresania (now called Parajuresania) to differentiate USA specimens from those of Russia, per Leighton and Maples in Journal of Paleontology 2002). Differences are narrower bands and finer spines, narrower beak, no sulcus.

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Dictyoclostidae

(Family)

Reticulatia (Dictyoclostus) bassi

Period: Permian

Location: ? (near Novice, Texas)

Collection: Hardin-Simmons University

Size: 46 mm wide

Reticulatina bassi.jpg (956834 bytes)

Description: convexi-concave --- pedicle valve covered with spines.  Hinge as wide as valve.

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Orthotetidae

(Family)

Derbyia crassa

Period: Pennsylvanian - Permian

Location: ?

Collection: Hardin-Simmons University

Size: 36 mm wide

Derbya crassa 2a.jpg (951986 bytes)   Derbya crassa 2b.jpg (106648 bytes)

Description: both valves almost flat convex, fine even radial ribs --- growth rings --- hinge nearly as wide as valve

 

Derbyia jacksboroensis

Period: Pennsylvanian - Permian

Location: ?

Collection: Hardin-Simmons University

Size: 74 mm wide, 83 mm wide

Derbyia jacksboroensis 2a.jpg (2445584 bytes)   Derbyia jacksboroensis 2b.jpg (1291237 bytes)

Description: both valves almost flat convex, fine even radial ribs --- growth rings --- hinge nearly as wide as valve

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