2 10 25 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/39bab74fd6ada5767ac07cc930d048cc.png c61b35604fc24e48c1a01a4e2f267c3e https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/9b86cdfa629b625d7d3bbbf14d79042c.png 6daac10e55a4be67098f138dc1218421 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0753<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Leptaena</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Ordovician to Carboniferous</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Strophomenata<br />Order: Strophomenida<br />Family: Rafinesquinidae<br />Genus: Leptaena</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Ribs<br />Growth lines</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Mineral replacement of shell</div> </div> symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/3c0f132d0d20ed56d139076b3245696c.png 2226a405be56df8e44f838cfd554628d https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/061f044d612fc17853195a86372a3b74.png 8c101812b4c357aca9d933c95a10467d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0708<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Terebratula maximes</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Species</h3> <div class="element-text">Terebratula maximes</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Pliocene to Pleistocene</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Rhynchonellata<br />Order: Terebratulida<br />Genus: Terebratula</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Two articulated valves<br />Growth lines<br />Pedicle</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Infil of valves with bioclastic matrix<br />Original shell material (partially broken)</div> </div> symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/9709f9be5dd25a7b5090504e76790068.png c5f4c4a5410cc81ea575bf8ebb87b11e https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/12bb38f93d3fee40f5e4cd8a2635d20e.png 263a0ad3d06d466614f968f8d0cbe693 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0707<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Terebratula biplicata</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Species</h3> <div class="element-text">Terebratula biplicata</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Cretaceous</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Rhynchonellata<br />Order: Terebratulida<br />Genus: Terebratula</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Two articulated valves<br />Commissure<br />Pedicle<br />Growth lines</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Mineral replacement of shell</div> </div> bulbous commissure symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/93b1bc51e82ba2616bddabbe3439302f.png 57a857a98980a0c28b06585983d4cf9a https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/52d65676c65e656d4dfe478684c719d1.png 84507db75cffdefec562619dae49fd81 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0706<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Ornithella</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Jurassic</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Rhynchonellata<br />Order: Terebratulida</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Two articulated valves<br />Commissure<br />Growth lines<br />Pedicle</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Mineral replacement of shell</div> </div> bulbous symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/dde80aab5da115911a785efe37253784.png a313734768c23b105fb62b713430363b https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/2ec19f17a2e32e494bc62d607563cff4.png 3dff2a24bcce0e61d25b243fda95572b Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0705<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Spirifer verneuli</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <h3>Specimen Age</h3> <div class="element-text">Devonian</div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Species</h3> <div class="element-text">Spirifer verneuli</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Ordovician to Permian</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Rhynchonellata<br />Order: Spiriferida</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Two articulated valves<br />Commissure<br />Ribs<br />Pedicle</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Internal mould</div> </div> commissure symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/8c4c0ac17569f054638046bdae9e85a6.png 51c6c74d35563b738095a49f0a534790 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/ac6d3bf8d029b63ca7c18e62b823745c.png 86eaeff1e0aecbf2370f55d7ecb0f4e2 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0704<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Chonetes</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Specimen Age</h3> <div class="element-text">Silurian</div> </div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Ordovician to Permian</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Strophomenata<br />Order: Strophomenida</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Ribs</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">External moulds and internal moulds</div> </div> symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/b99a8b4f4eae4cb74dbd88b37a1aca96.png 9ff66919b82721c7663b078e0ab27e93 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/ea1026fed539b64337c938f480dedbf5.png 228f102729204270eb898ecd4214a20b Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0703<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Atrypa</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <h3>Specimen Age</h3> <div class="element-text">Silurian</div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Silurian to Devonian</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Rhynchonellata<br />Order: Spiriferida<br />Genus: Atrypa</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Two valves<br />Commissure<br />Radial ribs<br />Growth lines</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Mineral replacement of shell</div> </div> symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/360b8fd16f4a86e6239739158486e06b.png 10c88eb3941aa482762f78bc2aad8306 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/78dceef211e7efd2c651e2e5571c9a66.png 667b5f309636c43e1dcbec63bd3ce0b6 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0701<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Lingulella</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <h3>Age</h3> <div class="element-text">Cambrian</div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Stratigraphic Range</h3> <div class="element-text">Cambrian to Ordovician</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Brachiopoda<br />Class: Lingulata<br />Order: Lingulida<br />Genus: Lingulella</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Bilateral symmetry<br />Growth lines</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Organic film</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Advanced notes</h3> <div class="element-text">Lingulella had a phosphate shell in life, which is rare for a brachiopod. Most brachiopods had shells made from calcium carbonate.<br />Lingulella is very similar to the modern genus Lingula.</div> </div> phosphate symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/607dd801b6adf46497c9418c3fd72394.png a16b40b3163926bfad9f26045b1d2f4f https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/0e34c9106c2cbdf6715affea864aecb8.png b36238a2f85be777e5e0bed70b9fdc61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fossils Description An account of the resource <p>Welcome to the fossils section of the website. This is designed to help you learn the different characteristics of each major fossil group so that you are able to distinguish between them.</p> <p>First year students, please refer to the specimens housed in the first year teaching laboratory. There is no substitute for handling the specimens themselves; this website is just an accessory to help you along the way.</p> <p>Animals occupy different environments, have different life habits and lived through different periods in geological time. It is good to be aware of these differences in lifestyle and timing, within and between phyla, classes, orders and families.</p> Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Brachiopod</h2> Description An account of the resource <h2>Taxonomy</h2> <p>Phylum: Brachiopoda</p> <h2>Diagnostic features</h2> <p>Two valves (brachial and pedicle)</p> <p>Bilateral symmetry</p> <p>Growth lines</p> <p>Adductor and ductor muscle scars</p> <p>Pedicle</p> <p>Commissure</p> <p>Gape</p> <p>Teeth and socket (articulates; no teeth or socket in inarticulates)</p> <h2>Stratigraphic range</h2> <p>Cambrian to present</p> <h2>Way of life</h2> <p>Marine</p> <p>Attach to hard substrates using pedicle</p> <p>Filter feeding</p> <p>Sessile</p> <p>Infaunal, epifaunal, reclining</p> <h2>Advanced notes</h2> <p>Apparent decrease in diversity over time</p> <p>Limited to marginal environments in the modern ocean</p> <p>Adductor muscle used to close shell, ductor muscle used to open shell</p> <h2>Specimens</h2> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/brachiopods">Browse brachiopods</a></p> <h2>External links</h2> <p><a href="http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/blog/2011-11-07/brachiopods-versus-bivalves" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History</a>: differences between bivalves and brachiopods</p> <p><a href="http://paleo.cortland.edu/tutorial/Brachiopods/brachmorph.htm">Cortland Paleo, Brachiopoda</a>: brachiopod morphology and ecology information</p> <p><a href="https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/nature-fossil-record/types-of-fossil-preservation/">Learn about types of preservation</a></p> sessile symmetry https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/f4b1f86e836fea182847b537a161048e.png 0c5adce0aec6c88bccea21e3104c6a04 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/6a164611931cf6f14791e5e9128a964a.png d722bcd322e618c4ef274b374a50f94d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2><strong>TF0114<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Unio littoralis</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <h3>Location</h3> <div class="element-text">River gravels, Burwell, Cambridgeshire</div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Species</h3> <div class="element-text">Unio littoralis</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Taxonomy</h3> <div class="element-text">Phylum: Mollusca<br />Class: Bivalvia<br />Order: Unionata<br />Family: Unionidae</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Distinctive Features</h3> <div class="element-text">Umbo<br />Two valves showing dorso-ventral symmetry<br />Growth lines<br />Adductor muscle scar<br />Palial line<br />Dentition</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Preservation</h3> <div class="element-text">Original shell</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Advanced notes</h3> <div class="element-text">Mobile, infaunal suspension feeder</div> </div> infaunal symmetry