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Description: | A fairly well preserved complete coral called Rhabdocydus fletcheri, which is a solitary rugose coral (18mm x 15mm x 14mm). The septa can be seen radiating our from the centre but are partially covered by a fine grained pale brown matrix. The coral is brown in colour. Bryozoan can be seen on the outer surface of the coral. 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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