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Description: | A very well preserved complete fossil brachiopod called Plectatrypa sp. (17mm x 13mm x 12mm). It is grey in colour and covered with a small amount of pale brown fine grained matrix. The ribs are prominant. The growth lines are very fine and can be clearly seen on the pedicle valve. A small secondary bryozoa can be seen on the brachial valve. This specimen is from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member. This is Silurian, dating at c425my and was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR
A fossil brachiopod called Plectatrypa sp. 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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