GRAPTOLITES - LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE SPECIMEN - 470 million years old - Dyfed, 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 is known as a ‘tuning fork’ graptolite Didymograptus murchisoni.
This is a large and spectacular specimen - a museum-quality example.
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Size: 25 x 23 x 2 centimetres
Weight: 1.48 kilograms
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