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Description: | A fossil bivalve identified as Plagistoma etheridgi from the Inferior Oolite. The specimen is grey and brown in colour. The specimen is very large. Ribs and growth lines are visible on the smooth surface of the valve. Only one valve is present. The edge of the specimen has some parts missing. A hole is visible on the top surface measuring 14mm x 8mm. The hinge line is straight. The underside of the specimen is infilled by a brown coloured medium grained matrix. A small fracture on the one side has been infilled by a dark brown resin. The matrix shows clear preparation marks. AR/CB 07/06/2010
Two labels on specimen; One Original; Stamp paper; Purple margin; ... Elheridgii Inferior Oolite Bradford Abbas; Second; White; Lima Etheridgii I.O Bradford Abbas
A fossil bivalve identified as Plagistoma etheridgi which is approximately 170 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: | Jurassic - Middle | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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