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Description: | A fairly well preserved complete coral called Rhabdocydus fletcheri, which is a solitary rugose coral (20mm x 15mm x 14mm). The septa can be seen on one quarter of the specimen radiating our from the centre, however on the other half there is a fine grained, pale brown matrix covering the specimen. The matrix also covers part of the outer sides of the specimen. The coral itself is grey in colour. This specimen was found in the Coalbrookdale Formation. This gastropod is Silurian age, dating it at c425my and was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR
A complete Rhabdocydus fletcheri rugose coral 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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