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Description: | A complete ventral valve of Leptaena depressa measuring (37mm x 22mm x 12mm). The surface of the fossil has a small amount of pale brown micrite matrix near the front edge and a white colouration near the hinge line. The ribs and growth lines are clearly visible on the exterior. The interior is also very well preserved, displaying two well defined muscle scars and two teeth on the hinge line. The exterior of the valve has the number 8B in black ink which indicates this was collected from Steven Birchs locality 8B (GR SO 9390 9160). This specimen was from the Coalbrookdale Formation. This was collected from the Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands. CB
A complete fossil Leptaena depressa 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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