Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
Introduction
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Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 19 Dec 2007
This detail shows a section about 50cm in height from the left side of image Image 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. More information: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
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Image Location
Latitude
52.522328
Longitude
-2.096639