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Colonial corals, Dibunophyllum species

DERSB : 9623

Colonial corals, Dibunophyllum species from Monsal Head. 360-326 million years old. Colonial corals grew in shallow water, while solitary corals had a greater depth range.

Additional information

  • Description: height 90 mm; length 460 mm; width 280 mm; diameter mm; depth mm; weight 9 kg
  • Taxonomic Name: Dibunophyllum sp.
  • Who collected it? JWJ (collector)
  • Credits: Dagger collection.
  • Rights: Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 Buxton Museum and Art Gallery (part of Derbyshire County Council)

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The creation of the tunnel in front of you exposed rocks formed 326 million years ago -  a time when this part of the world was a reef in a warm tropical sea, close to the Equator.

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