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Description: | Fossil stromatoporid identified as Stromatopora sp.. This specimen is very well preserved and dark brown to red in colour. The laminations are very fine and alternate in colour between pale brown and dark red. The one side of the specimen has been cut and polished and shows a clear cross section through the stromatoporid. On the unpolished side the laminations are still visible. The surface of the specimen is smooth. The one edge of the specimen has a rippled appearance. Collected from the Watcombe Formation. AR 30/04/2010
Original Label; Stamp Paper with purple margin; Stromatopora
Fossil stromatoporid known as Stromatopora sp. which is approximately 290 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: | Permian - Lower | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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