What you see in the photograph is an actual Brachiopod fossil.  It has semi polished and has the most incredible textures for your fingers to walk over.  This is an actual ancient sea creature that has been turned into a piece of jewelry and wrapped in sterling silver wire.  You can see from the photograph that one of the edges of the fossil is shorter than the other.   Your fossil comes ready to wear on a black cord (approx. 20 inches in length) with a clasp.  If you'd prefer another length, just let us know when ordering in the options field of your shopping cart.  An easy to use clasp made of Rhodium (a metal that holds its shine from the platinum family) has been used on your necklace.

A Brachiopod (or Brachiopoda)  is a small invertebrate marine animal that has been around since the Cambrian Period (570 million years ago).

When you look at this fossil, you can see that both sides are the same.  That is what helps to identify this particular animal.  The bottom of the Brachiopod has a small groove where it was originally attached to the ocean floor by means of a fleshy "stalk" or pedicle.   The internal anatomy of brachiopod is different from a clam. Brachiopods have a coiled feeding organ called a lophophore and usually stayed in one place during its adult lifetime.