The next pictures shows the imprint of a lophophore inside a fossil of a Pseudoatrypa brachiopod. From the same place and time period as the Athyris shown earlier.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Lophophores in Devonian Brachiopods
The next pictures shows the imprint of a lophophore inside a fossil of a Pseudoatrypa brachiopod. From the same place and time period as the Athyris shown earlier.
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I love it when I find Lophophores preserved in Brachiopods. They are such delicate structures that it's no wonder it's uncommon to find them. The Jeffersonville Limestone was obviously a low energy environment to have preserved the structures intact.
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