#Dudley fossil

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Tentaculites ornatus Fossil Orthocone | Wenlock Limestone Silurian Wrens Nest Dudley UK | Genuine Specimen with COA

Own a unique and scientifically significant Tentaculites ornatus fossil from the Wenlock Limestone Formation, dating to the Wenlockian stage of the Silurian period, found at the world-renowned Wrens Nest site in Dudley, West Midlands, UK. Often mistaken for small orthocone cephalopods due to their tapered shell shape, Tentaculites are now thought to be a separate group of extinct marine organisms with uncertain affinities, possibly related to molluscs or annelids.

Fossil Type: Tentaculitid (extinct marine invertebrate, orthocone-like)

Species: Tentaculites ornatus

Geological Period: Silurian (~443 to 419 million years ago)

Geological Stage: Wenlockian (specifically Wenlock Epoch, ~433 to 427 million years ago)

Formation: Wenlock Limestone Formation

Location: Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands, UK

Scale Rule: Squares/Cube = 1cm (Please refer to the photo for full sizing)

Specimen: The exact item pictured is what you will receive

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity

Geological and Paleontological Information

Tentaculites ornatus is a small, cone-shaped fossil characterized by its fine transverse ornamentation and radial symmetry. It lived on the seafloor or floated in the water column during the Silurian period. The exact classification of Tentaculitids remains debated, but they are a common component of Silurian marine assemblages, especially in the Wenlock Limestone.

Kingdom: Animalia (uncertain phylum, traditionally placed within Mollusca or Lophophorata)

Class: Tentaculita (extinct)

Order: Tentaculitida

Family: Tentaculitidae

Geological Stage: Wenlockian (mid-Silurian)

Depositional Environment: Shallow, warm marine shelf; low-energy carbonate platform with rich biodiversity, including trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and cephalopods

Morphological Features: Small, conical shell with fine growth lines and ornamented with distinct annulations; typically tapers to a pointed apex with broader apertural end

Notable: Wrens Nest is a globally recognized site of Silurian marine paleontology and was instrumental in the historical development of stratigraphy and paleobiology in the 19th century

Biozone: Likely associated with Wenlockian graptolite and brachiopod biozones (e.g., Cyrtograptus biozones), though precise zonation is layer-dependent

Identifier: Originally described in 19th-century literature; specimens from Dudley are among the best documented in Britain

Why This Fossil is Noteworthy

Although often confused with juvenile orthocones, Tentaculites ornatus represents a distinct and fascinating fossil group. Its presence in the Wenlock Limestone Formation connects it to one of the most fossiliferous and historically significant Silurian deposits in the world.

Why Buy From Us?

100% genuine fossil with Certificate of Authenticity

Exact specimen shown in photo is the one you will receive

Ethically sourced from renowned fossil localities

Suitable for collectors, educators, and natural history enthusiasts

Take home a real piece of the Silurian seas of ancient Britain with this beautifully preserved Tentaculites ornatus fossil from Wrens Nest, Dudley—a unique glimpse into life over 425 million years ago.

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Owen Thorskad: Owen is destined by birth to carry on his family's legacy as a noble dragon slayer. Siobhan, his classmate and new friend, agrees to be Owen's bard, slated to tell his stories for posterity. Together they embark on an epic quest to protect their rural Canadian town from dragons who hunger for fossil fuels. For in this wildly creative alternate version of our world, dragons feed on carbon emissions, and they'll take down any human who stands in their way.

Owen and Siobhan have homework to do, instruments to practice, and college to think of, but their most important job is to keep the residents of Trondheim, Ontario, from getting caught in the dragons' cross fire. Literally.

Dudley Do-Right first appeared in the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons but later got his own movie.

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Yes Maids UK: Professional Cleaning Services in Wren's Nest Estate, DY

Wren's Nest Estate, located northwest of Dudley town centre in the West Midlands, is a residential area with a rich history. Developed between 1934 and 1939, the estate was established to rehouse families from town centre slum clearances. A notable landmark in the vicinity is the Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve, renowned for its exceptional geological significance and well-preserved Silurian coral reef fossils. This reserve attracts geologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world.

Maintaining cleanliness in both residential and commercial spaces is essential for the well-being and comfort of Wren's Nest Estate residents. Yes Maids UK offers a comprehensive range of cleaning services tailored to meet these needs:​

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[woodsettonartpottery]

Happy New Glazing Year. Silurian Stoneware Noodle Bowl. A new variant of my blue glaze; as satin a surface as I can devise without the cutlery marking that is suffered by all matt glazes and also microwave, oven and dishwasher and acid proof. #glazeexperiments #glazeexperiment #nationalfossilday #nationalfossilday2021 #hemicyclaspis #calymene #calymeneblumenbachii #calymenetrilobite #hemicyclaspismurchisonii #blackcountrygeopark #blackcountrygeoparks #blackcountry #dudley #fossils #trilobite #jawlessfish #jawlessfishes https://www.instagram.com/woodsettonpots/p/CYJxKi5IO_t/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town - Quiz Book Answers

These are all the possible questions in the secret Quiz Book item in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town for the Switch. This has the new updated questions from the Switch release and it contains several new questions.

The book will give players a series of questions in a random order, and if you are able to answer 100 consecutively, you win a prize(?). The questions can appear in any order, can repeat in the same sequence, etc.

Questions in both versions of the game are the same!

Some questions may fall into several sections, so please be aware of that. This should be all available questions/answers in the book. If not, please contact me!

Shipping Questions

Of the crops on the following list, which ships for the highest price? Cabbage What is the shipping price of Elli Leaves? This item can’t be shipped What is the shipping price of an Ancient Fossil? 5,000G What is the shipping price of Carrots? 120G What is the shipping price of Black Grass? 10G What is the shipping price of Orichalcum? 50G What is the shipping price of a Ruby? 75G What is the shipping price of Yarn (G)? 2,000G What is the shipping price of a Large Fish? 200G What is the shipping price of Relax Tea Leaves? 1,000G What is the shipping price of a Hot Spring Egg? 80G What is the shipping price of an Emerald? 80G What is the shipping price of Fluorite? 65G What is the shipping price of a Brooch 1,800G What is the shipping price of Agate? 62G What is the shipping price of Cheese (M)? 380G

What is the shipping price of Chocolate? 50G

What is the shipping price of a Diamond? 100G

What is the shipping price of Scrap Ore? 1G

What is the shipping price of a Mushroom? 50G

What is the shipping price of Alexandrite? 10,000G

What is the shipping price of Peridot? 68G

What is the shipping price of Mayonnaise (P)?  450G

What is the shipping price of a Bamboo Shoot?  50G

What is the shipping price of Wild Grapes? 30G

What is the shipping price of Sandrose? 60G

What is the shipping price of White Grass? 150G

What is the shipping price of Spinach? 110G

What is the shipping price of a SUGDW Apple? 50G

What is the shipping price of a Pink Diamond? 10,000G

What is the shipping price of Cabbage? 250G

What is the shipping price of Corn? 85G

What is the shipping price of Sandrose? 60G

What is the shipping price of Pumpkins? 280G

*What is the shipping price of Green Peppers? 40G

What is the shipping price of Mithril? 40G

How many total items are there that can be shipped? 157

What is the shipping price of Topaz? 70G

What is the shipping price of Strawberries? 65G

What is the shipping price of an Amethyst? 60G

What is the shipping price of Moonstone? 55G

What is the shipping price of a True Magic Red Flower? 200G

TV Show Questions

In the “Mechabot” TV series, what day is Rory’s birthday? Dec. 25 

How many episodes are there in the TV show “Mechabot Ultror: The Autumn Breeze”? 47

In the TV show "Mechabot Ultror: The Autumn Breeze," what is the title of Episode 6? Morning of Battle

How many episodes are there in the TV show “Mechabot Ultror Zero”? 20

In the TV show “Mechabot Ultror Zero,” who does the team receive Mechbots from? A shining figure

How many episodes are there in the TV show “Swip-Swap”? 39

In the TV show “Swip-Swap,” what is the correct spelling of the female main character’s name? Adrienne 

In the TV show “Swip-Swap,” what is Adrian’s 4th period class? Math

In the TV show “Swip-Swap,” what is the name of Adrienne’s best female friend? Dani

In the TV Show “F-3.14 MGP,” what is the name of Bellis’ mech? Peretus

In the TV Show “F-3.14 MGP,” what kind of magic does Cosmos use? Dark Magic

In the TV show “Dear Princess,” where did the Legendary Hero go to defeat the previous Dark Lord? North

How many episodes are there in the TV show “Dear Princess”? 34 

How many episodes are there in the TV show “Card Collector Chisato”? 12 In the TV show “Card Collector Chisato,” how many cards does she have left to find by the end of Episode 6? 25

In the TV show “Tasty Time,” who wins the Fried Rice cook-off? Contestant A

In the TV show "Star Lily. Heart Snatcher ☆," what is the name of the stray puppy that Himeyuri found? Agapanthus

How many episodes are there in the TV show "Star Lily. Heart Snatcher ☆”? 25

In the TV show "Star Lily. Heart Snatcher ☆," what is the secret identity of Star Lily? Himeyuri

In the TV show "Star Lily. Heart Snatcher ☆," what is the name of Sakura’s grandmother?

Yamabuki Haruhi

In the TV show “Star Lily, Heart Snatcher ☆,” who won the final confrontation, Star Lily or Sakura? It’s a secret

In the TV show, “Emerald Academy - Maiden Memoirs,” what is the title of File 51? The Stumbling Maiden

*How many episodes are there in the TV show “Fairy and Me - Her Wish”? 36

In the TV show “Fairy and Me - Her Wish”, what dish did the girl make for the boy? Curry Rice

Stamina & Fatigue Questions

How much Stamina does eating Salad at the Inn restore? 20

How much Stamina does eating Spaghetti at the Beach Cafe restore? 40

How much Stamina does the Wild Grape Water at Dudley’s Inn restore? 1

How much Stamina does it take to use a Level 2 charge on the Cursed Axe? 20

What is the Stamina penalty if you eat a Poison Mushroom? -50

How much Stamina does eating Pizza at the Beach Cafe restore? 30

How much Stamina does eating Orange Grass restore? 0

How much Stamina does eating Shaved Ice at the Beach Cafe restore? 20

How much Stamina does eating Chocolate restore? 2

How much Stamina does eating Cookies at the Inn restore? 20

How much Stamina does eating a Hot Spring Egg restore? 4

How much Stamina does drinking Water at the Inn restore? *0

How much Stamina does eating Relax Tea Leaves restore? 2

How much Stamina does eating a HMSGB Apple restore? 2

How much Stamina does eating a Lunch Set at the Inn restore? 100

How much Stamina does eating a raw Medium Fish restore? 3

When you go to sleep with a True Magic Red Flower in your Vase, by how much does it boost your Fatigue recovery the next day? 10

How much Stamina does eating Apple Pie at the Inn restore? 50

How much Stamina does drinking Milk at the Inn restore? 20

How much Stamina does drinking Pineapple Juice at the Inn restore? 30

How much Stamina does eating Spinach restore? 3

How much Stamina does eating Cookies at the Inn restore? 20

How much Stamina does eating Roasted Corn at the Beach Cafe restore? 20

How much Stamina does an Orange Pastry restore? 27

How much Stamina does it take to use a Level 6 charge on a Blessed Sickle? 15

How much Stamina does eating Cheesecake at the Inn restore? 40

Fishing Questions

What is the maximum size Blotched Snakehead you can catch? 80cm

What is the maximum size Tuna you can catch? 250cm

What is the maximum size Sailfin Sandfish you can catch? 20cm

What is the maximum size Pike you can catch? 40cm

What is the maximum size Mahi-mahi you can catch? 180cm

What is the maximum size Squid you can catch? 50cm

What is the maximum size Fat Greenling you can catch? 40cm

What is the maximum size Loach you can catch? 12cm

You fish in the lake in spring and use a Level 5 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Rainbow Trout

You fish in the lake in spring and use a Level 1 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Bluegill

You fish in the lake in spring and use a Level 4 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Crucian Carp

You fish in the Hot Spring in autumn and use a Level 4 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Smelt

You fish in the ocean in winter and use a Level 1 chạrge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Sailfin Sandfish

You fish in the lake in spring and use a Level 1 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Bluegill

You fish in the ocean in winter and use a Level 7 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Fat Greenling

You fish in the ocean in autumn and use a Level 5 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Bonito Halibut

You fish in the ocean in winter and use a Level 5 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Seerfish

You fish in the Hot Spring in summer and use a Level 5 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Blotched Snakehead

You fish in the Hot Spring in winter and use a Level 1 charge on your Fishing Rod. What fish could you catch? Smelt

Which of the below can NOT be fished from the ocean? Coelacanth 

Weather Questions

What is the chance (%) that it will be sunny on any given spring day? About 70%

What is the chance (%) that it will be rainy on any given spring day? About 30%

What is the chance (%) that it will be rainy on any given summer day? About 10%

What is the chance (%) of a typhoon in summer? About 10%

What is the chance (%) that it will be sunny on any given autumn day? About 80%

What is the chance (%) that it will be rainy on any given autumn day? About 20%

What is the chance (%) that it will snow on any given winter day? About 40%

What is the chance (%) that there will be a typhoon on any given winter day? 0% chance

Expansion Questions

How much Lumber is required to change your home’s Mailbox? 150

How much Lumber is needed for your second home renovation? 600

How much Lumber is required to build the Bathroom? 300

How much Lumber is required to change your home’s Windows? 200

How much Lumber is needed to upgrade your Coop? 350

How much Lumber is needed to upgrade your Barn? 400

How much Lumber is required to build the Town Villa? 999

How much Lumber is required to expand your home the first time? 150

How much Lumber is needed to upgrade your Silo? 300

Store Price Questions

How much does Premium Grape Juice cost at Adge Winery? 300G

How much do Turnip Seeds cost at the General Store? 120G

How much does Dango Flour cost at the General Store? 100G

How much do Cucumber Seeds cost at the General Store? 200G

How much does Bread cost at the General Store? 100G

How much do Potato Seeds cost at the General Store? 150G

How much do Strawberry Seeds cost at the General Store? 150G

How much does a Grass Seedling cost at the General Store? 500G

How much do Earrings cost at the Forge? 1,000G

How much does a Milker cost at the Forge? 2,000G

How much does the Mayonnaise Maker cost at the Forge? 20,000G

How much do Clippers cost at the Forge? 1,800G

How much does a Brush cost at the Forge? 800G

How much does Chicken/Rabbit Feed cost at PoPoultry? 10G

How much does a chicken cost at PoPoultry? 1,500G

How much does an Angora rabbit cost at PoPoultry? 3,000G

How much does a Strawberry Cow cost at Yodel Ranch? 10,000G

How much does a sheep cost at Yodel Ranch? 4,000G

How much does a normal cow cost at Yodel Ranch? 5,000G

How much does Fodder cost at Yodel Ranch? 20G

How much does a Cow Breeding Kit cost at Yodel Ranch? 3,000G

Which of these Apples does Huang offer to sell to you? SUGDW

How much do Moondrop Flower Seeds cost at Huang’s shop? 500G

How much does a Truth Jewel cost at Huang's shop? 50,000G

How much does a Ball cost at Huang’s shop? 100G

How do Green Pepper Seeds cost Huang’s shop? 150G

How much does it cost to get an examination at the Clinic? 10G

*How much does a Stamina Booster XL cost at the Clinic?

2,000G

Character Questions

What is the Harvest Goddess’ special cheer? Pan paka paaan!

When is Plum’s birthday? Spring 4

When is Saibara’s birthday? Spring 11

When is Blueberry’s birthday? Spring 15

When is Mugi’s birthday? Spring 17

When is Lillia’s birthday?  Spring 19 

When is Aqua’s birthday? Spring 26

When is Sasha’s birthday? Spring 30

When is Harris’ birthday? Summer 4

When is Basil’s birthday? Summer 11

When is Mint’s birthday?  Summer 16

When is Thomas’ birthday? Summer 25

When is Zack's birthday? Summer 29

When is Gotts’ birthday? Autumn 2

When is Yu’s birthday?  Autumn 5 

When is Sunny’s birthday? Autumn 10

When is Manna’s birthday? Autumn 11

When is Cherry’s birthday? Autumn 14

When is Carter’s birthday? Autumn 20

When is Anna’s birthday? Autumn 23

When is Dudley’s birthday? Winter 11

When is Ellen’s birthday? *Winter 13

When is Duke’s birthday? Winter 15

When is Pumpkin’s birthday? Winter 22

When is Mei’s birthday? Winter 26

When is Jeff’s birthday? Winter 29

General Mineral Town Questions

Which of the below if NOT found in the Mountain Villa? A TV

How many squares of tillable land are there on your farm? 1,075

How many bookshelves are there in the Library? 15

What cooking utensil goes on the very top right of the Kitchen? Oven

In the back room of the General Store, there is one painting. What is it of? My House

There are two paintings on the 2nd floor of PoPoultry. One is of a mountain. What is the other one? A flower

What greeting does the weather reporter on the TV in your Town Villa use? G’day, all!

How many beds are there in Yodel Ranch? 4

What message do you get when you examine the clock in Mayor Thomas’ house? Clock

How many streetlamps are there in Mineral Town? (Including the ones in Rose Plaza.) 22

When you go into the Bathroom in your house, how much time passes? 30 minutes

What background color is used for Wednesday on your Calendar? Yellow

How many potted plants are at the Clinic? 8

How many Feeding Bins are there in a renovated Barn? 18

Item Questions

If you hold a piece of Alexandrite in your hands outside, what color does it appear to be? Green

How many items are there with the word “Grass” in their name? 15

In “Milk (P),” what does the “P” stand for? Platinum

What is the chance (%) that any Magic Red Flower Seeds will actually bloom as a True Magic Red Flower? About 5%

Tool & Player Questions

If you equip the Pedometer and press the Tool Button, how many steps does it go up? (When carrying no items.) 1

On the Menu Screen, which tab is the furthest to the right? Relationships

When you enter your name, what is the maximum character count? 8

You use a Level 7 charge on your Sickle. How many squares will you harvest? 81 squares

Calendar Questions

What day of the week was Spring 1 in Year 1? Sunday

What day of the week was Summer 2 in Year 1? Wednesday

What day of the week was Summer 16 in Year 1? Wednesday

What day of the week was Autumn 1 in Year 1? Thursday

What day of the week will Spring 5 in Year 5 be? Monday

What day of the week will Summer 22 in Year 5 be? Saturday

What day of the week will Spring 20 in Year 10 be? Sunday

What day of the week will Autumn 10 in Year 10 be? Tuesday

What day of the week will Winter 3 in Year 12 be? Friday

What day of the week will Autumn 2 in Year 21 be? Thursday

What day of the week will Winter 20 in Year 30 be? Friday

What day of the week will Spring 20 in Year 47 be? Tuesday

What day of the week will Autumn 5 in Year 55 be? Saturday

What day of the week will Summer 20 in Year 75 be? Thursday

What day of the week will Summer 9 in Year 92 be? Wednesday

What day of the week will Spring 1 in Year 100 be? Monday

What day of the week will Autumn 10 in Year 100 be? Sunday

What day of the week will Summer 4 in Year 123 be? Monday

What day of the week will Winter 4 in Year 123 be? Friday

What day of the week will Winter 11 in Year 134 be? Tuesday

Holiday Questions

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Adamantite prize? 4

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Matsutake prize? 10

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Brooch prize? 18

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Diamond prize? 14

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Necklace prize? 20

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Sunblock prize? 30

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Lotion prize? 35

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Face Pack prize? 42

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Perfume prize? 150

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Dress prize? 250

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Power Berry prize? 900

How many medals must you earn in the Derby to trade for the Truth Jewel prize? 1000

What day is the Mochi Bonanza? Spring 1

What day is White Day? Spring 14

What day is the Spring Derby? Spring 18

What day is the Cooking Exhibition? Spring 22

What day is the Fetch Fest? Summer 1

What day is the Cluck-Cluck Clash? Summer 7

What day is the Moo-Moo Festival? Summer 20

What day is the Fireworks Festival? Summer 24

What day is the Concert? Autumn 3

What day is the Harvest Festival? Autumn 9

What day is the Moonlight Night? Autumn 13

What day is the Autumn Derby? Autumn 18

When is the Fluffy Festival? Autumn 21

What day is the Pumpkin Jamboree? August 30

What day is Valentine’s Day? Winter 14

What day is Starlight Night? Winter 24

What day is the Starlight Night gift giving? Winter 25

What day is the New Year’s Party? Winter 30

[earthstory]

Chain coral This hand sample is a really spectacular example of a fossil type known as a Chain Coral from the Silurian.

Each cell, or each link in this chain, was the home of a different individual organism or polyp. The proper name of this genus is Halcyites. They were generally small corals; this sample is only about 10 cm across. These lines evolved during the Ordovician and went extinct at the end of the Permian.

This sample was found at the Wrens Nest site, Dudley, West Midlands, UK. The location actually became Great Britain’s first National Nature Reserve site due in part to the quality of the fossils at that location. The sample is owned by the Black Country Museums.

-JBB

Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/blackcountrymuseums/4397360829

Read more: http://www.thinktank.ac/page.asp?section=478

[amnhnyc]

It’s time for Trilobite Tuesday! The Silurian exposures of the English Midlands have been yielding amazing trilobite specimens for centuries. Those from the Wenlock limestone formations near the town of Dudley are among the most beautiful in the world. One particular species, Calymene blumenbachii (pictured), has become synonymous with the area, and the coat of arms for the Dudley County Borough Council proudly includes an illustration of the fossilized local “locust.” More than 80 trilobite species have been discovered and described from the area’s most famous collecting locale, Wren’s Nest, where the 420-million-year-old strata has produced hundreds of magnificently preserved complete specimens. Now designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (where digging for fossils is prohibited), Wren’s Nest remains one of the most studied and storied of European fossil locales.

[angryrunawaykoala]

Trilobites

These strange-looking creatures lived hundreds of millions of years ago. They are distant relatives of crabs and lived in the sea. Some swam, while others walked on the sea floor. By 251 million years ago they had all disappeared.

Trilobites were many different shapes and sizes. Their bodies had three main parts - a head, body and tail. They had a hard cover on their back. This is usually what we are looking at when we find a trilobite fossil.

We know that many trilobites could roll up, like woodlice can, as fossils often show them in this position.

Good places to find trilobite fossils: Torquay in Devon, Marloes Sands in Wales and Coniston in Cumbria. Two very famous sites are Wren's Nest in Dudley and Girvan in Scotland.

Common in rocks aged: 485 to 419 million years old (Ordovician and Silurian periods)

[uk-fossils]

Orthoceras Fossil Orthocone | Silurian Wenlock Limestone UK | Wrens Nest Dudley | Genuine Specimen with COA

Own a genuine piece of Britain’s ancient marine heritage with this authentic Orthoceras fossil orthocone, discovered in the world-famous Wrens Nest site, part of the Wenlock Limestone Formation from the Wenlockian stage of the Silurian period. This fossil represents an extinct nautiloid cephalopod that once roamed the tropical seas covering the West Midlands over 420 million years ago.

Fossil Type: Orthocone Cephalopod

Genus: Orthoceras (in a broad sense; UK examples may await further taxonomic clarification)

Geological Period: Silurian (~443 to 419 million years ago)

Geological Stage: Wenlockian (specifically Wenlock Epoch, ~433 to 427 million years ago)

Formation: Wenlock Limestone Formation

Location: Wrens Nest, Dudley, West Midlands, UK

Scale Rule: Squares/Cube = 1cm (See photo for full sizing)

Specimen: The actual item shown is the specimen you will receive

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity

Geological and Paleontological Information

Orthoceras is an extinct genus of straight-shelled nautiloid cephalopods, commonly found in Silurian marine limestones. Wrens Nest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), renowned for its rich and exceptionally preserved Silurian fossil fauna, especially trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and cephalopods like this specimen.

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Orthocerida

Family: Orthoceratidae

Superfamily: Orthocerataceae

Depositional Environment: Shallow warm marine shelf; limestone deposition under low-energy conditions conducive to fossil preservation

Morphological Features: Long, conical shell (orthocone) composed of multiple internal chambers (phragmocone) separated by curved septa; central or subcentral siphuncle used for buoyancy regulation; often displays subtle growth lines or ribbing on external shell surface

Notable: Wrens Nest is one of the most important Silurian fossil sites in the world. Cephalopods like Orthoceras provide key insights into early marine ecosystems and cephalopod evolution

Biozone: Likely correlated with graptolite or brachiopod biozones within the Wenlock Limestone, though exact placement requires detailed stratigraphy

Identifier: Early forms of Orthoceras were formally named in the 18th century; UK examples from Dudley may not always be classified to species level without further preparation

Why This Fossil is Special

This fossil is more than a geological curiosity—it’s part of a site that has contributed greatly to the development of geological science. Wrens Nest was instrumental in the early study of stratigraphy and paleontology. The well-preserved phragmocone and historical provenance make this piece ideal for collectors and educators alike.

Why Buy From Us?

100% genuine fossil with Certificate of Authenticity

Exact specimen in photo is what you will receive

Carefully selected from scientifically significant UK sites

Ideal for display, teaching, or private collections

Bring home a remarkable relic from the ancient Silurian seas of Britain with this Orthoceras fossil orthocone from Wrens Nest, Dudley — a stunning addition to any fossil collection or natural history display.

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“Everything about hummingbirds is extreme. They have this incredible hovering flight, with wing beat frequencies of 60 times per second, which is nuts. They have the highest metabolic rate for their size of any vertebrate; they are little machines that run on oxygen at a high rate. They also have the largest hippocampal formation in the brain of any bird, which is tied to spatial learning, presumably because they visit the same flower clusters over and over again, and must remember where and when they most recently slurped the nectar from individual flowers. It is amazing that evolution can take an animal to such extremes.” That’s UC Berkeley herpetologist Jimmy McGuire in awe over tiny birds. And no, herpetologist is not a typo. While McGuire’s specialty is amphibians and reptiles, his love and passion for hummingbirds has taken him well beyond herps. McGuire and his Berkeley colleague, Robert Dudley, published a paper last week on the extreme evolution of hummingbirds. It’s an amazing tale that takes the small birds from one continent to another and then back again, diversifying and evolving over millions of years. And they’re not done yet. Using DNA data collected from 451 birds representing 284 species of hummingbirds and their closest relatives, McGuire and his colleagues arranged the living groups in a family tree, and concluded that the branch leading to modern hummingbirds arose about 42 million years ago when they split from their sister group, the swifts and treeswifts. This probably happened in Europe or Asia, where hummingbird-like fossils have been found dating from 28-34 million years ago. Somehow, McGuire says, hummingbirds found their way to South America, probably via Asia and a land bridge across the Bering Strait to Alaska. They left no survivors in their ancestral lands, but once they hit South America about 22 million years ago, they quickly expanded into new ecological niches and evolved new species represented by nine distinct groups known today as topazes, hermits, mangoes, brilliants, coquettes, mountain gems, bees, emeralds, and the single-species group Patagona (the Giant Hummingbird, Patagona gigas). (at Pasadena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDy1P72hnbe/?igshid=1svscbg3hnx3d

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Dadsis + Genesect hcs that I'm totally not implementing into my nuzlocke nope

- Genesect was originally a ridiculously weak Pokemon that went extinct long before many other fossil Pokemon did due to being at the very bottom of the food chain just above plants.

- Their remains are incredibly rare and weak so any bits and pieces that are discovered tend to stay in the region they were found so they don't get damaged in transit. Unova hadn't any fragments of its own until Lenora found a bit of skull on an archaeological dig.

- Her and Ghet are p good friends since they both love history n stuff like that so she calls him up all 'check this cool shit out' and he immediately gets excited and asks if he can have his own Plasma scientists to restore it so he can have them research its dietary requirements and the like before its details can be released to the public or printed in the Pokedex as the people who restore fossils in Nacrene Museum for trainers is only allowed to work with fossils of Pokemon that have already been discovered

- Ghetsis only asks his scientists to alter one thing about Genesect and that thing being the durability of its exoskeleton. Archaeologists had always theorized that one reason it was easy lunch for stronger Pokemon is because its body was weak, and Ghetsis doesn't exactly want it to die soon after its brought back to life if an accident occurs or the like

- of course a certain scientist dudley decides to take creative liberty with that and slaps a gun on the poor thing as well as robotocising it. Surely they would appreciate the extra defense mechanism as well? It'd be indestructible! The perfect Pokemon for battle! They could make a fortune selling them and even upgrading them!

- Ghetsis finds out and is so fucked off that he fires everyone working on the project immediately and feeling so so horrible and guilty for allowing this to happen right under his nose he takes Genesect in as his own bless him

- He dubs Genesect 'Pancake' because he has a flat cute head like a pancake and brings in Local Bug Expert Burgh to help him find ways to make the poor bug bot feel more comfortable in its new 'skin'.

- Turns out Pancake loves having patterns and flowers painted on him and also loves Burgh's ascot scarf thing so he hands it over and despite the traumatizing pain it went through its the happiest lil buggo you could imagine

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Talk to 'Green New Deal' Backers, BP CEO Tells Oil Industry

By REUTERS The oil industry should engage with proponents of the "Green New Deal," a Democratic initiative seeking to radically reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said on Tuesday. Published: March 13, 2019 at 04:17AM from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2Ci3msl via IFTTT

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The trilobite is a great subject for today. I used to see a trilobite on the way to school decorated in contrasting brown brick in the underpass beneath the Dudley Bypass. #urbanart #urbanpoetry #whpstripes #dudley #poetry #poet #geology #patterns #fossil #read #writerofig #poetrylovers #poet #bookstagram #words #midlands #blackcountry #birmingham (at Lapworth Museum of Geology)

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Dalmanites Trilobite Tail Fossil – Silurian Wenlock Limestone, Wrens Nest Dudley UK

An authentic Dalmanites trilobite tail fossil (pygidium) preserved on a natural sea floor slab from the Wenlock Limestone Formation, dated to the Wenlockian stage of the Silurian period (~428–423 million years ago). This piece was collected from the famous Wrens Nest site in Dudley, West Midlands, UK, a location celebrated for its exceptional Silurian marine fossils.

Dalmanites is a genus of trilobite belonging to the Order Phacopida, Family Dalmanitidae. It is known for its elegant crescent-shaped pygidium and well-developed segmentation. This specimen displays the tail section of the trilobite, beautifully fossilised and embedded in fine-grained grey limestone.

Fossil Type: Trilobite (extinct marine arthropod)

Genus: Dalmanites

Geological Age: Silurian – Wenlockian Stage

Formation: Wenlock Limestone Formation

Depositional Environment: The Wenlock Limestone was deposited in a warm, shallow tropical marine environment rich in reef-building organisms and benthic invertebrates. Conditions were ideal for the preservation of trilobites, corals, crinoids, brachiopods, and other marine life.

Morphological Features:

Distinct segmented pygidium (tail piece)

Crescent-shaped outline, characteristic of Dalmanites

Preserved on original bedding plane with associated sea floor matrix

Notable:

Genuine fossil from a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Classic British trilobite locality with international significance

Ideal for collectors, educational display, or paleontological study

The image shows the exact specimen for sale

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine natural specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The scale cube or rule in the image represents 1cm per square – please view the photo for exact measurements.

This Dalmanites trilobite tail from the ancient Silurian sea floors of Dudley is a beautiful and scientifically valuable specimen that would enhance any fossil collection.

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Investors get lost in Big Oil's carbon accounting maze

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LONDON (Reuters) – Wide variations in the way oil companies report their efforts to reduce carbon emissions make it difficult to assess the risk of holding their shares as the world shifts absent from fossil fuels, senior fund managers say.

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Investors have poured money into so-called sustainable funds, which take into account companies’ environmental, social, legal & other standards, & funds are under pressure from their customers & authorities to make those standards robust.

Fund managers are in addition applying environmental, social & governance (ESG) criteria more widely in traditional investments to assist them judge how companies will fare over the long term.

There is a growing realization that some companies’ profits will shrink faster than others as governments prioritize low-carbon energy to meet the U.N.-backed Paris agreement’s goal of cutting emissions to “net zero” by the end of the century.

But oil & gas companies are among the biggest dividend payers, & major funds are reluctant to divest from them, arguing that by staying in they are in a better position to pressure companies to improve.

“Do investors have the data that we need? No, I don’t think we have the data that we need at all,” said Nick Stansbury, investment strategist at British insurer Legal & General’s investment management unit, Britain’s biggest asset manager with around $1.3 trillion under management.

“Disclosure is not necessarily so we can seek to alter the numbers, yet so we can start understanding & pricing the risks,” Stansbury said.

“A THOUSAND WAYS TO PARIS”

There are many voluntary initiatives & frameworks to unify carbon accounting & target setting; some overlap yet none have been universally adopted. Further projects exist for other greenhouse gases such as methane.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is one such set of standards, established by non-governmental organizations & industrial groups in the 1990s.

Companies can report their progress in line with these standards through non-profit CDP, previously known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, which then ranks them. Norway’s Equinor comes first in its list of 24 oil major companies, yet not all of them report in every year.

(GRAPHIC: Big oil ranking by the CDP – here)

There is in addition the Task Force on Climate related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), created by the G20’s Financial Stability Board, as well as industry bodies, in-house models at oil firms & banks & third-party verifiers & consultants.

“There are a thousand ways to Paris,” London-based BP’s (BP.L) Chief Executive Bob Dudley said at a Chatham House event earlier this year referring to the 2015 accord aiming to keep global warming well below 2 degrees.

BP Finance Chief Brian Gilvary told Reuters BP would welcome more consistency within the sector to show what oil companies are doing approximately emissions & that an industry body, the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), was discussing carbon accounting.

A plethora of third party ESG verifier companies were emerging with varying ways of measuring ESG metrics, he said, adding that some such firms would say to an oil company, “We believe your score is this, and, by the way, whether you spend $50,000 we’ll show you how you can improve that score.”

UBS, with $831 billion of invested assets, has $2 billion in its Climate Aware passive fairness strategy, which is in part based on a company’s emissions reporting.

In that strategy “we tilt towards companies that are better performing on a range of climate metrics & absent from companies that do not perform so well in this respect,” Francis Condon, executive director for sustainable investing, said.

“We don’t want to be accused of greenwashing or falling for it,” he said, adding that UBS regularly encouraged companies to prepare for the climate transition.

Using a broad measure, global sustainable investment reached $30.1 trillion across the world’s five major markets at the end of 2018, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review. This equates to between a quarter & half of all assets under management, due to varying estimates of that figure.

Condon said most investors were still more focused on returns than wider sustainability criteria yet were fitting concerned that companies may expose them to possible future climate-related financial losses.

“There is a very limited appetite for giving up performance for higher ESG. The question is more: is management taking on risks it can’t manage?”

To try to reply that question, the world’s biggest financial service providers are investing in companies which provide ESG-related data.

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This year alone, Moody’s bought Vigeo Eiris & Four Twenty Seven, MSCI bought Carbon Delta & the London Stock Exchange bought Beyond Ratings. S&P acquired Trucost in 2016.

Independent climate risk advisors Engaged Tracking say they attracted two-thirds of their clients in the past year. All six companies provide data, assessments & consulting on the climate exposure of companies or bonds.

HOW TO COUNT

A central issue, discussed at European oil majors’ shareholder meetings this year, is how they deal with the emissions caused by the products they sell, such as gasoline or kerosene, which are known as Scope 3 emissions.

(GRAPHIC: Oil Majors’ Carbon emissions – here)

Such emissions are typically around six times larger than the combined emissions from oil companies’ direct operations & power supply, in addition known as Scope 1 & 2 emissions, according to Reuters calculations.

Even whether a company publishes Scope 3 data, there are 15 different categories based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. These include use of sold products such as fuel alongside secondary factors such as commerce travel or employee commuting.

Constantine Pretenteris at Engaged Tracking said some companies achieved a high score for comprehensiveness by disclosing data for most of the Scope 3 categories, yet left out the key ones, such as emissions from use of their fuel.

“We would love to see a general standard which makes comparisons easy,” Sven Reinke of Moody’s said. “It doesn’t fully exist these days.”

RELATIVE OR ABSOLUTE

The majority of climate-related targets are based on intensity measures, which means absolute emissions can rise with growing production, even whether the headline intensity metric falls.

Total recorded Scope 3 emissions from the world’s top public oil companies are still rising, largely due to rising oil & gas output, according to Reuters calculations based on data carried on Refinitiv’s Eikon platform & company websites.

They showed combined Scope 3 emissions recorded by BP, Royal Dutch Shell(RDSa.L), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), ConocoPhillips’ (COP.N), Chevron (CVX.N), Eni (ENI.MI), Total (TOTF.PA), Equinor (EQNR.OL) & Repsol (REP.MC) rose around 1.6% over 2018, after a 1% similar rise the preceding year.

Individual figures vary according to the metrics a company chooses to include. Conoco said its Scope 3 emissions had fallen 5%, while the other companies’ individual recorded Scope 3 emissions either rose or stayed roughly the same.

Asked for comment, BP & Chevron pointed to absolute targets related to their own operations. Total pointed to progress it had made towards lowering emissions intensity per unit produced. Shell & Repsol referred to their short-term intensity-based targets & Equinor said it could not take responsibility for emissions it does not control.

U.S. firm Exxon did not reply to a request for comment. Eni had no instant comment.

Top oil companies have boosted investment in renewable energy & low-carbon technology in recent years, particularly in Europe, yet much bigger sums are still going into developing oil & gas.

“We cannot alter the patterns of consumption around the world – we cannot make people fly less. We can reduce the carbon intensity of the products we sell,” Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said in June.

Mark Lewis from BNP Paribas & a member of TCFD, said overall cuts were what would count in the end. Repsol is currently the only major oil company to have set absolute reduction targets for all its output.

“The Paris Agreement is all approximately a carbon budget & that’s an absolute number. It’s not an intensity number,” Lewis said. “The atmosphere works in terms of absolutes not intensity.”

In the meantime, some investors are avoiding oil companies which others say should be supported for going further than many of their peers.

London-based investment management firm Sarasin & Partners said in June it was selling down its stake in Shell because its spending plans were out of synch with international climate targets.

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Asked for comment, Shell pointed to comments from representatives of the pension funds of the Church of England & Britain’s government Environment agency, which praised the company’s transparency & said others should follow its lead.

(GRAPHIC: European Carbon prices – here)

Editing by Philippa Fletcher

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Bowl close ups for National Fossil Day. #nationalfossilday #nationalfossilday2021 #hemicyclaspis #calymene #calymeneblumenbachii #calymenetrilobite #hemicyclaspismurchisonii #blackcountrygeopark #blackcountrygeoparks #blackcountry #dudley #fossils #trilobite #jawlessfish #jawlessfishes https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDBIzcodOt/?utm_medium=tumblr