This is a species from a time in the Middle Jurassic period when brachiopod diversity was quite high. Earlier and later, extinctions reduced brachiopod diversity.
Brachiopod shell
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Middle Jurassic
Strata:
Fullers Earth Formation
Fossil Type:
Brachiopods
Common Name:
Brachiopod shell
Scientific Name:
Sphaeroidothyris
Age:
165 million years
Where it was Found:
Vinney Cross
Found by:
Paul C Ensom in 1981
Accession Number:
DCM.G.06340
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