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Description: | A fossil tabulate coral which has been identified as Disphyllum goldfussi. The specimen has been cut and polished on one side. The specimen is a brown and dark grey in colour. The corals have been cut in cross section. Clear tabulae and septa can be seen. They have a fine brown infill. The corals measure up to 45mm x 6mm. The matrix is fine grained and made up of dark grey and brown sediment. One area displays large orange/brown coloured crystals. The unpolished sides are brown in colour and contain fossil fragments. AR/CB 07/06/2010
Original label; Cyathophyllum (aespitosum) Dev. Limestone Torquay
A fossil coral identified as Disphyllum goldfussi which is approximately 390 million years old | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Fossils Geology Palaeontology Dr Fraser Collection | Temporal: | Devonian - Middle | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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