[Nhcoll-l] Brachiopod brachidium models

[Paul Mayer]

They look like a collection we have from The Ward's Natural Science
Establishment.

See attached images.

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On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM Jennifer Bauer <bauerjen at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm looking to get proper identifications and some history on the
> specimens in the attached images. We have around 10 different variations of
> brachidium that were found in our teaching collection.
>  - Was this something produced by Wards or someone else?
>  - Does anyone have a similar set with identifications or any labels?
>  - Does anyone have suggestions on resources to identify them myself? I
> did my best using the treatise but I am less than confident in about half
> of them.
> Any information would be helpful!
> Thank you kindly,
> Jen
>
> --
> Jennifer Bauer, Ph.D.
> She/Her/Hers
> Research Museum Collection Manager
> University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
> Office phone: 734-615-2735
>
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