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Description: | Complete fossil brachiopod of Strophonella euglypha measuring (39mm x 32mm x 22mm). Preserved in dark grey calcite with light brown micrite matrix block (44mm x 42mm x 23mm). Within the matrix block are brachipod fragments. The surface of the dorsal valve has a very pale buff colouration and orange ironoxide weathering. The hinge line is very clear and well preserved. On the dorsal valve there is a possible bryozoan approx 9mm long. A number of small fractures are present on the top of the fossil. CB
A complete fossil Strophonella euglypha 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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