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Description: | A well preserved fragment of Dawsonoceras sp. cephalopod measuring (34mm x 24mm x 8mm), brown in colour. The surface of the fossil is smooth, with a brown micrite matrix on the underside with a bryozoa fragment. One end of the specimen is broken flat and the other is rounded. The specimen is fracture through the centre. The fossil displays very clear growth lines and is slightly crushed. On the reverse of the specimen is the number 12 in black ink. This indicates that this specimen was collected from Steven Birchs locality 12 (GR SO 9380 9190). This specimen is from the Lower Quarried Limestone and Coalbrookdale Formation. This is Silurian, dating at c425my and was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A fragment of a fossil Dawsonoceras sp. cephalopod 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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