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Description: | A section of a cephalopod known as Catyrephoceras sp. measuring (80mm x 22mm x 16mm). The cephalopod is heavily weathered colouring the fossil pale brown also preserved in a pale brown, fine grained matrix (80mm x 65mm x 16mm) with black, dendritic, iron rich areas on the surface. The matrix contains three possible rugose corals (11mm and the smaller coral is 5mm). The specimen is curved and a fracture has been repaired with light brown resin. The underside of the matrix has the number 6E written in black ink indicating that this was collected from Steven Birchs locality 6E (GR SO 9370 9200). This specimen was from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member. This was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. The specimen was found in November 2001. CB
Section of a cephalopod called Catyrephoceras 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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