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Sent by: The Geological Curator's Group mailing list <[log in to unmask]> 07/08/2009 16:56
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Dear all,
hope some of you can help. We received this specimen (a fossil preserved in flint) about two weeks ago. It was found at Monmouth Beach, just west of Lyme Regis. The question: what is it?
First we thought it is just another sponge but looking at it a bit more closely (with the cyclindrical flint core, the concentric rings/impressions on the core and the white, honeycombe like shelly structure around) I started to think of Rudist bivalves. I compared it with some of the foreign rudist specimens at RAMM and there are certain ressemblances - although non of the RAMM specimens are preserved in flint.
As far as I know Rudists are not very common in this country and I couldn't find any reference on Rudist bivalves from the Lyme area.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks in advance
Claudia
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Claudia Hildebrandt
Assistant Curator of Geology
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
RAMM Offices - Bradninch Place
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Exeter
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