{"product_id":"large-brachiopod-fossil-hamar-laghdad-morocco","title":"Large Brachiopod - Fossil Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamar Laghdad, Morocco\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"summary description\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Genus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schizophoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly to Middle Devonian (likely Emsian–Eifelian)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeological Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: about 408–388 million years ago\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormation\u003c\/b\u003e: likely Kess-Kess Formation (Early Devonian mud mounds, Hamar Laghdad)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hamar Laghdad is a ridge in Morocco's eastern Anti-Atlas known for the Kess-Kess, rows of cone-shaped Early Devonian mud mounds. The mounds grew on the sea floor above an old submarine volcanic high, where faults carried warm fluids up to the sea floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVenting came and went over millions of years, from the late Emsian into the early Frasnian, with most mound growth in the Emsian. Brachiopods thrived here. Researchers have described distinct brachiopod communities living between the mounds and inside cavities within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBrachiopods look like clams but are a separate group of animals. They were among the most common shelled creatures in Devonian seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn these fossils much of the outer shell has worn away, showing the muscle scars on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate size of 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 44mm x 39mm x 29mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate weight of 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 67g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1pc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the \"staff pick option\", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morocco","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":41974169436330,"sku":"FOSBRA001","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Staff Pick","offer_id":41974169469098,"sku":"FOSBRA002","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/7158\/3658\/products\/Fossil-Brachiopod_2.jpg?v=1632344711","url":"https:\/\/rubblerockandgem.com\/ru\/products\/large-brachiopod-fossil-hamar-laghdad-morocco","provider":"Rubble Rock And Gem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}