Fossils (Inventory)/Brachiopod
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The '''Brachiopod''' field of the [[Fossils (Inventory)|Fossils]] section should be used to record any observation of fossil brachiopods. | The '''Brachiopod''' field of the [[Fossils (Inventory)|Fossils]] section should be used to record any observation of fossil brachiopods. | ||
| - | Brachiopods are marine animals with a hinged, two-part shell on the top and bottom as opposed to the left and right arrangement of [[Fossils (Inventory)/Clam|clams]]. | + | Brachiopods are marine animals with a hinged, two-part shell on the top and bottom as opposed to the left and right arrangement of [[Fossils (Inventory)/Clam|clams]]. Brachiopods also have a coiled, rigid cartilaginous internal structure called a lophophore, which sometimes appears in fossils. |
Brachiopods and clams are sometimes difficult to distinguish. | Brachiopods and clams are sometimes difficult to distinguish. | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 7 April 2012
The Brachiopod field of the Fossils section should be used to record any observation of fossil brachiopods.
Brachiopods are marine animals with a hinged, two-part shell on the top and bottom as opposed to the left and right arrangement of clams. Brachiopods also have a coiled, rigid cartilaginous internal structure called a lophophore, which sometimes appears in fossils.
Brachiopods and clams are sometimes difficult to distinguish.
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