Silurian (Wenlock) Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire
Introduction
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Silurian (Wenlock) Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 19 Dec 2007
Over 400 million years ago, tropical seas covered the area where Dudley now stands. Coral reefs were inhabited by trilobites, crinoids (sea lilies), brachiopods and many other creatures, and the strata here at Wren's Nest Nature Reserve are crammed with fossils. More information: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
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Image Location
Latitude
52.522238
Longitude
-2.096639