2007

SO9391 : Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire

taken 16 years ago, near to Dudley, England

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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Category: Rock outcrops
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Geographical Features: Limestone Automatic Clusters: · Million Years [7] · Coral Reefs [3] Title Clusters: · Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire [3] ·
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SO9391, 150 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 935 916 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.3397N 2:5.7984W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 935 916
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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