Nautiloids
Nautiloids.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Peter Blake collection.
Nautilus, Cenoceras striatus
Nautilus, Cenoceras striatus.
Lower Jurassic: Blue Lias Formation,
Kineton.
Donated by Dr Donnelly, 1836.
Nautilus, Cenoceras striatus - internal structure
Nautilus, Cenoceras striatus - internal structure.
Lower Jurassic: Blue Lias Formation,
Kineton.
Donated by Dr Donnelly, 1836.
Necklace - Amber, Limestone and Glass Beads
A twenty-two bead string necklace composed of pieces of amber, tubular and spherical blue, glass beads, a worn coin and a central chalk pendant.This was found in the same grave as the bone netting needle.
6th ...
Pisolitic limestone
Pisolitic limestone.
Middle Jurassic: Clypeus Grit Member.
Cross Hands Quarry, Long Compton.
'Scallop' shell, Pseudopecten aequivalis
Scallop shell, Pseudopecten aequivalis.
Lower Jurassic: ?Charmouth Mudstone Formation,
Napton.
Donated by S.S. Stanley.
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur - articulated vertebrae
Ichthyosaur vertebrae.
Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone Member, Wilmcote.
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur - skull from front
Ichthyosaur skull.
Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone Member,
Wilmcote.
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur - skull from side
Ichthyosaur skull: side view.
Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone Member,
Wilmcote.
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur - vertebra
Ichthyosaur vertebrae showing the range in size. The larger is 140mm in diameter, the smaller is 50mm. Individual vertebrae are the commonest part of the ichthyosaur skeleton to be found.
The large ...
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur - vertebra
Ichthyosaur vertebra.
John William Kirshaw collection.
Lower Jurassic: ? Blue Lias Formation,
Shipston on Stour.
John Kirshaw was the Honorary Secretary of the Warwickshire Natural History and ...
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur vertebrae
Ichthyosaur vertebrae.
Peter Blake collection.
Lower Jurassic: Blue Lias Formation,
Southam Cement Works Quarry.
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur eye socket
Ichthyosaur eye socket and part of the lower jaw. The plates around the eye socket are reminiscent of those found in some modern species of bird.
Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone Member, Wilmcote....
Sea reptile, Ichthyosaur skull - detail of teeth
Ichthyosaurs were sea dwelling reptiles, similar in habit to the modern dolphins, although they are unrelated. The fine grooves along the length of the teeth are believed to have aided the grip on prey. ...
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 ...