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Description: | A section of a cephalopod known as Catyrephoceras sp. measuring (91mm x 33mm x 23mm). The cephalopod is pale grey in colour preserved in a pale brown, fine grained matrix (91mm x 41mm x 27mm). The matrix contains numerous shelly fragments. The specimens surface displays a number of Fenestella sp. bryozoans (up to 9mm) and iron oxide weathering. The broken end of the specimen reveals the calcitic crystalline internal structure, while the other end is rounded. Extremely fine growth lines can be seen along the fossils length. This specimen is from the Silurian dating at c425my. This was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. 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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