Pyritized Brachiopod (Spirifer Sp.)

Item Description

A beautifully symmetrical, highly arching, 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. This fine example is essentially pristine. A bit of pyritized shale matrix is attached to the fossil. An excellent and highly representative fossil of the species and locale.