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Description: | A complete specimen of a fossil Amphistrophia sp. brachiopod. (19mm x 13mm x 5mm). The brachiopod is dark grey in colour. The underside of the specimen has been infilled with a pale brown fine grained limestone matrix. This matrix also includes other fossil fragments, including bryozoa. The matrix infills the spaces between the ribs on some parts of the brachiopod. The one end of the specimen has been broken off leaving a straight edge. This specimen is Silurian, dating at c425my and was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR
A complete fossil Amphistrophia sp. brachiopod 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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