Ventral view of Mucrospirifer, a fossil brachiopod, showing the characteristically wing-like shell. This Devonian specimen from Ohio is 3.5cm wide. Brachiopod hard parts have excellent preservation ...

Late Devonian brachiopod fossils were preserved as molds in a fine-grained sandstone (Big Creek, Hornell, New York, N 42.364361, W 77.645760). Individual fossil samples like this are the basis for ...

there are only 18 endemic species of this genus—a number surprisingly low given the time span since the fossil's age. Researchers believe this indicates that either diversification was weakened ...

Occurred on March 14, 2025 / Provo, Utah, USA Info from Licensor: "I found a fossil vending machine at the BYU Paleontology Museum in Provo, Utah, and purchased a Brachiopod fossil for $3.