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Curator’s Choice
Form and Function:
A Tribute to Adolf Seilacher
Adaptation in Brachiopods
Leptodus nobilis americanus Girty
Permian, Texas
YPM.16401
| Here, several reef-dwelling Leptodus form a cluster. The attached valve of these bizarre brachiopods was shaped like a shoehorn and the free valve only partially covered the soft body of the organism, which may have allowed photosynthetic algae to flourish. |