Friday, December 31, 2010

Athyris spiriferoides Internal Impression

The Athyris spiriferoides brachiopod fossil found in the Jeffersonville or Beechwood Limestone of Clark County, Indiana. It is too bad part of the fossil is broken off.  The species was named by Eaton in the American Journal of Science and Arts, volume XXI. page 137, published 1831 (also referred to as Terebratula spiriferoides).  I have only found two of these fossils and this one is the first showing an internal mold.

The Smithsonian Department of Paleobiology Collections database lists three specimens in their collection: PAL 174179 (hypotype - Mahantango Formation - Hamiliton Group - Frame Shale Member - Bedford County, PA), PAL 177384 (hypotype - Romney Formation - Hamiliton Member - Alleghany County, MD), and PAL 177385 (hypotype - Romney Formation - Hamiliton Member - Alleghany County, MD).  

Dave at Views of the Mahantango gave me specimens of this species also. It was found in the Ludlowville Formation of the Hamilton Group of Erie County, New York (documented in this May 25, 2010 posting).

This link leads to the other Athyris spiriferoides I have found documented October 7, 2009.



Posted by Michael Popp at 5:06 AM
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2 comments:

Dave said...

Thanks for the plug, Mike, and also the link to your older post. I don't remember seeing that Athyris before, it's a good one. I must have been on a trip or something.

January 2, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Michael Popp said...

Thanks as well for those fossils.

I have been working with the brachiopod fossils and uncovered some obscure ones to write about in 2011.

January 2, 2011 at 9:20 PM

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