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Seliscothon sp (Lovely specimen)
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SP1405 |
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This unusual sponge specimen was discovered in 1972 and has remained in the same collection ever since. A lovely drawer fossil. |
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Cretaceous, Cenomanian,Lower Chalk |
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Size of sponge 23mm x 22mm |
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Wilmington Quarry, Wilmingon, Devon, UK |
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£ 16.50
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Raphidonema cf farringdonense
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SP1386 |
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This beautifully preserved sponge is virtually complete. This famous chalk quarry is no longer accessible to the collector. These rare sponges from this location are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. A lovely drawer fossil. |
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Cretaceous, U. Aptian, Faringdon Sponge Gravels |
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Size of sponge 32mm x 30mm x 20mm |
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Wicklesham Pit, Faringdon, Oxfordshire |
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£ 21.50
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Raphidonema farringdonense
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SP1363 |
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The farringdon sponge bed is world famous for its fossil sponges and this is a particularly fine example. The sponge is totally three dimensional and has the characteristic orange colour as with all of these. A superb drawer specimen. |
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Cretaceous, U. Aptian, Faringdon Sponge Gravels |
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Size of sponge 60mm x 60mm |
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Faringdon, Berkshire |
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£ 22.50
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Venriculites sponge (Base of)
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SP1301 |
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This unusual specimen was checked by Taunton Museum in the early 1980's and they were not 100 per cent sure but suggested that it could be the base of the sponge Venriculites, again, a rarity from Wilmington Quarry. Collected in 1972.
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Cretaceous, Cenomanian,Lower Chalk |
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Size of sponge 45mm x 40mm |
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Wilmington Quarry, Wilmingon, Devon, UK |
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£ 24.50
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