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Description: | A fossil Bembexia sp. gastropod measuring (34mm x 22mm x 20mm), which has been fairly well preserved. The specimen has a fine grained pale brown matrix cemented to the underside, around the aperture containing small shelly fragments. The specimen has three whorls narrowing to a point at one end. Ribs running parallel and smaller ribs running perpendicular to the keel can be seen. On the underside of the specimen the number 1A has been written on in black ink. This indicates that this specimen was collected from Steven Birchs locality 1A (GR SO 9370 9220) which is within the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member. This specimen was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A fossil gastropod Bembexia 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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