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Leptopius duponti fossil weevil cacoons from the Holocene period found in Elliston, south Australia. Known informally as pixie clogs, the cacoons were spun by the weevils in their pupae stage in order to protect them during metamorphosis into adult beetles. An interesting piece for fossil collectors or educational use to exhibit an example of a ‘trace fossil’, the cacoons are approximately 50 mm in length and 30 mm in diameter and come supplied in a card tray with a label.
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The fossilised remains of weevil cacoons, known as pixie clogs in folklore, these cacoons were produced by the prehistoric insect leptopius duponti, a beetle which lived during the Holocene period, though an exact age for them has yet to be determined. The cacoons are an off white, beige colour and have a single opening on one side, they would have originally been made of plant matter and secretions from the animal to bind the material together and the purpose was to protect the animal during metamorphosis from pupae to adult weevil and when matured, would breakout of the cacoon, hence an opening on one side. The cacoons we stock are roughly 50 mm in length and 30 mm in diameter and come supplied in a card tray with an information label.
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• Geological Age: Devonian period, Old red sandstone, Sandwick beds
• Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland
• Family: Osteolepidae
• Species: Osteolepis macrolepidotus
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A colonial coral which lived in warm shallow waters and is common in the limestone rocks of the Silurian period. Halysites is often associated with other corals that formed small reefs.
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Branching coral specimens, dated from the Devonian period, the species is known as thamnopora and belong to the tabulate form of these now extinct species. They clearly depict the colonial nature of this type, the small ‘pits’ on the surface of the coral, would have, during life, been hole, within which the coral polyps resided, emerging to feed, mate and more and retreating inside when potential danger was present. The samples were collected from the Western Sahara region of Morocco, available by weight, the pieces rang in size from 30 mm to 60 mm and come supplied in a polythene bag with an information label. Ideal for kits, sets, craft and educational use, where a numerous pieces may be required for an economical cost.
• Geological Age: Mississippian, early Carboniferous period, 358 to 323 million years old
• Location: Indian Springs Shale Formation, Crawford County, Indiana, USA
• Family: Echinoderm
• Class: Blastoidea
• Species: Pentremites sp.
Pentremites sp. blastoid collected from the Mississippian Indian Springs Shale Formation in Crawford County, Indiana, USA. Pentremites belong to the class Blastoidea and they are a type of echinoderm.
Isastrea fossil coral of Jurassic age, collected from Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, UK. Isastrea is an extinct species of Scleractinian coral which existed in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. These reef building corals had a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae and so lived in in shallow, warm, clear marine waters. These specimens measure approximately 3″ in size and come in a white card tray with an information label.
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Perisphinctes are an extinct species of ammonite which lived during the lower Jurassic period, 163 to 145 million years ago. The animal could grown from anywhere between 10 mm to over a meter in diameter, making them among the largest of the ammonites. Their shells exhibit excellent morphological features such as clear, distinct ribbing and occasionally, well defined ammonitic suture lines, among the near perfect coil shape, it could be said that perisphinctes are the text book ammonite. These specimens are 1.5″ – 2″ in size and come supplied in a white card tray with information label.
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Fossil twigs, collected from Madagascar. These twigs are Triassic in age and come supplied in packs of 5 pieces. Packaged in a polythene bag with an information label.
A fossil specimen of the fossil rugose coral phillipsastrea ananas found in Ramlia, Southern Morocco. The specimen is from the Devonian period and is approximately 350/360 m years old.
Ogyginus comdensis was a species of asaphid trilobites from the Ordovician period, and found in abundance in Wales. They were characterised by their squat, rounded bodies. These specimens are preserved within a mud stone matrix, some of which has been polished, but all of which has been cut to display the fossils in their entirety. A perfect specimen for analysis of different orders of trilobite if purchased along side a more common variation, these fossils could also be used as a display piece. All fossils are provided with a white card tray and information label.
Available in the folowing sizes:
These sizes refer to the length of the trilobite, not the matrix they are contained in. Matrix size varies between specimens.
Species Name: Palaeofavosites
Family: Coral
Age: Silurian, 430 million years old, Wenlock Series
Location: Dudley, West Midlands
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Grammoceras is an extinct genus of Ammonite, which existed during the Jurassic period. Distinct due to their disc-like curved shell and distinct, thin ridges. These ammonite specimens are very well preserved, making them a perfect tool for analysis,while also providing the quality to become a display piece in fossil collections, particularly those geared towards UK marine fossils. These particular specimens are of an unknown species and were found in Illminster, Somerset, UK. They range from 1″ – 2″ and come provided with a white card tray and information label.
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Specimens of Thecosmilia annularis from the Jurassic period, Corallian beds. The specimens were found at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, U.K.
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