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Description: | Five well preserved complete coral Kodonophyllum truncatum in a single bock, measuring (31mm x 32mm x 16mm). The corals narrow towards the base forming a conical shape from a single flattened base. The specimen is covered in a pale brown coloured micrite cement, with bryozoa (Fenestella sp.) fragment measuring 6mm. Brachiopod fragments can be observed within the matrix. The internal radial septa can be observed from above. This specimen was from the Silurian Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Nodular Member which is approximately 425my. Collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
Five complete fossil Kodonophyllum truncatum 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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