Fossil Brachiopods for Sale

Fossil Brachiopods for Sale –  Brachiopod shells have two valves that are distinct in shape and size.

The brachial valve is usually the smaller of the two valves and has supports on the inside to help support the lophophore (feeding organ).

Brachiopods first appeared during the earliest Cambrian Period 500 million years ago. They were a diverse and abundant group until they were decimated during the Permian Extinction event approx. 252 million years ago.

Some Brachiopods survived and are well represented today but they never recovered in numbers and diversity as they had been prior to the extinction event.

If you are looking for Fossil Brachiopods for sale we have specimens from Kentucky, Ohio, New York and other locations.