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Description: | A complete dark grey coloured Atrypa reticularis brachiopod measuring (19mm x 18mm x 9mm). The surface of the fossil has a small amount of pale brown micrite matrix on the valves. The ribs and growth lines are clearly visible on the exterior. The dorsal valve has the number 19 in black ink which indicates this was collected from Steven Birchs locality 19. This specimen was from the Lower Elton Formation. This is Silurian in age and dates at c425my. Collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. AR/CB
A complete fossil Atrypa reticularis brachiopod 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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