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Fossil shell from Bedford Springs Penna. (Terrabratula)

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 30, 1817

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 87

Notes:

Terebratula is a modern genus of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Late Devonian.

The donor may have been John Finney McClenachan (1744-1825), who served in the Chester County (Pa.) militia during the Revolution and later moved to Kentucky.

Current Scientific Name

Terebratula