Illinois Brachiopod
Paleozoic
About Illinois Brachiopod
The Illinois Brachiopod is a marine-invertebrate fossil dating to the Paleozoic. Brachiopod is a realistic Illinois fossil profile built around two-shelled filter feeder that dominates many Paleozoic limestone beds. In this state, success usually comes from learning Silurian and Devonian limestones, shale cuts, and glacial gravels, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Identification Tips
- ●bilateral symmetry through shell
- ●pedicle opening
- ●fine radial ribs
- ●Check Silurian and Devonian limestones, shale cuts, and glacial gravels
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