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Description: | Two (a & b) poorly preserved incomplete brachiopod fossils identified as Leptaena sp.. (a) Pale grey to dark brown in colour. Both sides have been broken to leave a cross section through the centre of the valves visible. This is infilled with a pale grey very fine grained matrix. Only the centre part of the valves remain (18mm x 15mm x 6mm). Some growth lines and ribs are visible. Some orange iron oxide staining is visible on one valve. A pale brown fien grained matrix covers the brachiopod in many places, particularly in between the ribs and growth lines. (b) Light brown in colour. The one side have been broken at an angle. (17mm x 14mm x 5mm). Some growth lines and ribs are visible. A pale brown fine grained matrix covers the brachiopod in many places, particularly in between the ribs and growth lines. The hibgle line is very straight and the pedicle opening can be seen with the presence of a slight raised area. These are both Silurian in age and date at c425my. They were both collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR
Two Leptaena sp. brachiopod fossils which are approximately 425 million years old | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Museums Service | Rights holder: | Dudley Museums Service | Subjects: | Steven Birch Collection Geology | Temporal: | Silurian - Wenlock | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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