- Object name(s):
- fossil: coral; Smithia pengellyi: coral: polished slab; coral
- Brief description:
- A polished Devonian age coral (416 – 359 million years old) found in Barton Quarry near Torquay. This period in Earth’s history was first recognised when studying the geology of Devon, hence its name. In the Devonian, southern England was located underwater to the south of the equator on the fringe of the tropics. This specimen is from the shallow, warm water limestone outcropping on the south Devon coast. This object is on display at RAMM in the Down to Earth gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- On display
- Dimension:
- whole length 140 mm
- Dimension:
- whole W 110 mm
- Dimension:
- whole H 10 mm
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Object name:
- fossil: coral; Smithia pengellyi: coral: polished slab; coral
- Object number:
- 120/2009
- Reproduction number:
- 120-2009.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Fossils
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c17e6853-9c41-3e42-a77e-275154c6186c
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c17e6853-9c41-3e42-a77e-275154c6186c, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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