Fossil Brachiopod Shell Trio STL

A set of three fossil brachiopod shells of different sizes. Each rounded shell has strong ribs radiating from a small knob at the hinge and rippled growth lines across them; the smallest shell has a smoother folded front. Brachiopods, or lamp shells, look like clams but belong to a separate group of animals. They were among the most abundant shelled animals of the Palaeozoic seas, from the Cambrian onward, and their fossils are found in limestones around the world. A few kinds still live today.…

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