Sea reptile, Plesiosaur paddlebone
Plesiosaur paddlebone.
Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone,
Binton.
Donated by Matthew Holbeche Bloxam, a president of the Warwickshire Naturalists' and Archaeologists' Field Club.
Sea reptile, Plesiosaur vertebrae
Plesiosaur vertebrae.
Lower Jurassic: Blue Lias Formation,
Harbury.
John William Kirshaw collection. Kirshaw was the Honorary Secretary of the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society, ...
Sea Urchin spines
Sea Urchin spines.
Note how the spines have been aligned by gentle currents on the Jurassic sea bed.
Lower Jurassic: ? Saltford Shale Member,
Stretton on Dunsmore.
From the Rev. Peter Bellinger ...
Sea Urchin, 'Sand Dollar', Clypeus ploti
Sea Urchin, 'Sand Dollar', Clypeus ploti.
100mm diameter.
Cross Hands Quarry, Long Compton.
Middle Jurassic: Clypeus Grit Member.
Donated by J.T. Blundell, Keeper of Warwickshire Museum Education ...
Shark spine, Hybodus reticulatus
Shark spine, Hybodus reticulatus.
Lower Jurassic: Blue Lias Formation,
Shipston on Stour.
Shell, Spiriferina species
Brachiopod shell, Spiriferina.
Lower Jurassic: Marlstone Rock Formation,
Edgehill Quarries.
Collected by Jon D. Radley, Keeper of Geology.
Squid, Coleoid
Squid.
Lower Jurassic: Saltford Shale Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Peter Blake collection.
'Tower' shell, Pleurotomaria anglica - internal cast
Sea snail shell, Pleurotomaria anglica, internal mould.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Stockton.
John William Kirshaw collection. Kirshaw was the Honorary Secretary of the Warwickshire ...
Worm burrow, Diplocraterion
'U' shaped worm burrow, Diplocraterion. The limestone in which the burrow occurs represents ancient sea floor mud.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Collected ...
Worm burrow, Diplocraterion
Worm burrows, Diplocraterion.
The tops of the 'U' shaped burrows are indicated by the twin dark grey/black spots.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Collected ...
Worm burrow, Diplocraterion
Worm burrows, Diplocraterion.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Collected by Jon D. Radley, Keeper of Geology.
Worm burrow, Diplocraterion - detail
Worm burrows, Diplocraterion.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Collected by Jon D. Radley, Keeper of Geology.