GRAPTOLITES - 470 million years old - Wales
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470 million years old
Ordovician period
Abereiddy Bay, Dyfed, Wales
Graptolites were colonial animals that drifted in the surface waters of the oceans during the Palaeozoic Era. They have a worldwide distribution.
This particular species are known as ‘tuning fork’ graptolites and are of the species Didymograptus murchisoni.
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Size: 12 x 8 x 0.5 centimetres
Weight: 100 grams