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Description: | Two well preserved fossil gastropods identified as Paludina lenta which are white in colour. The specimens have four whorls (spirals) from a central point. The shells display clear growth lines and minor fractures. The smaller specimen is darker and more weathered. AR/CB 26/05/2010
On larger specimen a; '40' written in black ink
Two fossil gastropods known as Paludina lenta which are approximately 30 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 - Oligocene | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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