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Description: | A fairly well preserved cephalon from an Acaste downingiae trilobite (9mm x 6mm x 2mm) dark brown in colour. The cephalon is preserved within a pale brown, fine grained matrix. A small amount of matrix is cemented to the cephalon surface. The matrix also contains a possible 5mm Gypidula sp. brachiopod and a bryozoan. The cephalon is slightly damaged. This specimen was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A fairly 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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