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Description: | A fossil solitary rugose coral identified as Dokophyllum turbinatum. This specimen is made up of one individual rugose corals known as corallites. The septa are very clear and radiate out from the centre of the corallite. A pale brown fine grained mud matrix infills some parts of the specimen. Some red iron oxide covers the side of the specimen in a narrow band. Secondary fossils in particular bryozoa are on the outside of the specimen. The largest of these bryozoa measures 22mm x 20mm. The one side of the base is covered by a lot of matrix which contains small fragments of other fossils. AR 14/04/2010
Fossil solitary rugose coral called Dokophyllum turbinatum which is approximately 425 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: | Silurian - Wenlock | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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