 | "A VERY HIGHLY ARCHING, beautifully symmetrical, nearly pristine, lustrous pyritized spirifer brachiopod from the Devonian of Sylvania, Ohio. This specimen has excellent bi-lateral symmetry and comes from a quarry west of Toledo. Note: These brachiopods once lived in a warm shallow sea ( which is now the known as the Sylvania ,Ohio area ). The brachiopods were originally composed of calcite. Later during the fossilization process the calcite was replaced by Pyrite ( fools gold ) and buried in limestone.
" Location: Sylvania, Lucas Co., Ohio
Size: 5.5 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm.
Weight: 1.0 lbs.
Quantity Available: 2 Price:
$60.00 |