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Metadata
Title |
Brachiopod |
Object Name |
Brachiopod Specimens |
Catalog Number |
G-26745 |
Collection |
Geology Permanent Collection |
Source |
Daniel G. Magill |
Collector |
Magill, Dan |
Place of Origin |
Ohio/Midwest/United States/North America |
Date |
485 MYA |
Description |
Three fossilized braciopod specimens. From the Ordovician period. Brachiopods are marine animals with hard shells enclosing the animal's vital organs. The shell opens and closes to filter in the microorganisms found in water for the animal to eat. |
Label |
Brachiopods Brachiopods are marine animals that live on the seafloor. They are bivalves, meaning they have soft bodies that are protected by two shells. The shells are hinged so they can open during feeding. During the Ordovician, brachiopods were one of the most common marine animals; there were approximately 30,000 species. Today, they are rare and there are only around 300 different species. All of the brachiopods displayed here were collected in Ohio and lived approximately 460 million year ago. Donated by August Foerste, William B. Werthner, and Dan Magill |
Provenance |
Collected by Dan Magill near Route 42 in Spring Valley, Ohio. |