SO9391 : Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire

near to Dudley, Great Britain

Silurian  Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
This detail shows a section about 50cm in height from the left side of image SO9391 : Silurian (Wenlock) Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire.

About 420 million years ago, tropical seas covered the area where Dudley now stands, with coral reefs inhabited by trilobites, crinoids (sea lilies), brachiopods and many other creatures.

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SO9391, 29 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Roger Kidd   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Supplemental image
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007
Category
Rock outcrop   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 935 916 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.3397N 2:5.7984W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 935 916
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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