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English: Brachiopods in Wind Cave
Photographer
English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Brachiopods in Wind Cave
Publisher
English: U.S. National Park Service
Description
English:

small shell fossils on a brown cave wall

Brachiopods are shellfish that were extremely common when the Pahasapa Limestone was formed. The calcium from the shells and bones of dead sea creatures were crushed by pressure to create the limestone that Wind Cave sits in. These are the most common fossils seen in the cave and are one to two inches wide on average. Most species of brachiopods are extinct.

  • Keywords: brachiopods; fossil; limestone; brachiopod fossil; cave fossil
Depicted place
English: Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota
Date Taken on 16 July 2010
Accession number
01307ac4-155d-4519-3ecd-e6dc26ec11e5
Source
English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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InfoField
WICA
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English: Other Cave Formations

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