Jurassic Coral Fossil from Wiltshire, UK – Genuine Fossils for Sale

Description

SIZE: 45 x 39 x 29mm (1.77 x 1.54 x 1.14 inches)

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Age: Upper Oxfordian Coral Bed, Stamford Formation, Corallian Group, Jurassic

 Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, UK

Steeple Ashton site is Britain’s richest Jurassic coral locality. It has been renowned since the earliest years of geological study for its extremely localized Upper Oxfordian coral bed. No permanent exposure of the bed had ever been seen prior to an excavation carried out in 1979. The Steeple Ashton Coral Bed is present in only a small area south-east of Steeple Ashton village, having apparently been removed by erosion over much of the area, beneath overstepping sandy clay. The coral bed is Upper Oxfordian, belonging to the Stanford Formation of the Corallian Group.