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Description: | A complete cephalopod in the form of a Orthoceras sp. (95mm x 46mm x 31mm). It is grey and brown in colour and made up of a fine grained sediment. Overall it has a similar width along the length of the specimen. It is rounded at the one end. At the top it flattens to form a thin ridge. On the back of the specimen the number 7 has been written in black ink. This indicates that this was from Steven Birchs location 7 (grid ref SO 9370 9150). Also written in black ink are the words Jan 2002 indicating the date in which SB collected this specimen. This specimen was found within the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member. This is Silurian dating at c425my. This was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR
A fossil Orthoceras sp. ? cephalopod 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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