Extinct fossil brachipods
Extinct fossil brachipods: Spirifer walcotti, Terebratula numismalis, T. rimosa, Plicatula spinosa, T. triplicata, and Spirifer verrucosus. Handcoloured lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.
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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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