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Description: | A well preserved cephalon from an Acaste downingiae trilobite (18mm x 10mm x 5mm) dark grey in colour. The cephalon is preserved within a pale brown, fine grained matrix block (19mm x 15mm x 12mm), a small amount of matrix is cemented to the cephalon. The matrix contains bryozoa and shelly fragments. On the underside of the matrix, the number 5 has been written on in black ink. This indicates that this specimen was collected from Steven Birchs locality 5 (GR SO 9370 9205) which is within the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member. This specimen was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A well preserved Acaste downingiae trilobite head from the Wrens Nest, Dudley around 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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