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Dave J

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone had any information on this shell I found today at the Wrens Nest, Dudley, Uk. I've found many brachiopods there, but never a shell like this. It seems to bend at almost a 90° angle at its outer edge. I'm not sure if the pictures clearly show this. If it originally had one, the other half of the shell is missing.

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20 minutes ago, Dave J said:

Hi. I was wondering if anyone had any information on this shell I found today at the Wrens Nest, Dudley, Uk. I've found many brachiopods there, but never a shell like this. It seems to bend at almost a 90° angle at its outer edge. I'm not sure if the pictures clearly show this. If it originally had one, the other half of the shell is missing.

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This is the back edge of the shell.

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Looks like Leptaena sp.

Not sure of the species found there, though.

 

Found this PDF.

Leptaena is listed on it.

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These are some of mine, from the Lower Devonian Glenerie Limestone of New York State.

 

Leptaena rhomboidalis:

 

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11 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

These are some of mine, from the Lower Devonian Glenerie Limestone of New York State.

 

Leptaena rhomboidalis:

 

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That's amazing, thank you very much for showing me those. They do look very similar. 

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