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Description: | A poorly preserved fossil of a Pteronitella sp. bivalve measuring (33mm x 17mm x 5mm). The grey fossil has clear growth lines. The specimen has a significant amount of brown micrite matrix cemented to the surface. Within the pale brown micrite matrix there are, coral, brachiopod, crinoid and bryozoa. The pale brown matrix slab measures (40mm x 28mm x 7mm). The valve of the fossil has been damaged around the edges. At the front of the valve there is a 9mm crinoid ossicle fragment. This is Silurian, dating at c425my and was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A fossil of a Pteronitella sp. bivalve 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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