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Description: | A fossil reptile identified as Chelonia longiceps. This is part of the turtle and tortoise family. The specimen is smooth and dense, composed of brown ironstone. The fossil has a metallic lustre and plates on the upper surface with mineral growths between them. One end of the fossil has been broken off. AR/CB 26/05/2010
A fossil reptile identified as Chelonia longiceps which is approximately 40 million years old | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Fossils Geology Palaeontology Dr Fraser Collection | Temporal: | Paleogene - Eocene - Bartonian | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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