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Description: | A well preserved complete coral Ketophyllum sp. measuring (36mm x 44mm x 23mm). The coral narrows towards the base forming a conical shape with well defined vertical growth lines. The specimen is partially covered in a pale brown coloured micrite cement. The specimen is crushed and fractured, one side is relativly unaffected. On the crusted side of the fossil the number 16 is written in black ink, this indicates that it was found at Stven Birchs locality 16 at the Wrens Nest, Dudley. This specimen was from the Silurian Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member which is approximately 425my. 3mm below the number 16, a side profile of a 5mm brachiopod can be observed with the valves extruding from the matrix. The surface has areas of iron oxide weathering, and some possible dissolution weathering to the uncrushed side. CB
Complete fossil Ketophyllum sp. rugose coral which is 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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