Raphidonema Contortum

Geological Age: Lower Cretaceous, Faringdon Sponge Gravel beds.

Fossil Location: Faringdon, Berkshire.

One of the classic Sponges from the Faringdon Gravel Beds. Berkshire. Age: Aptian. Cretaceous. We only have a few of these. rare sponges and are able to offer them in a diameter of approximately 30 mm in size.

• Geological Age: Upper Aptian stage, Cretaceous period, 120 to 112 million years ago.
• Location: Faringdon sponge gravel beds, Oxfordshire, UK.
• Family: Sea sponge
• Species: Elasmocoelia faringdonensis

Elasmocoelia faringdonensis fossil sea sponge specimens from the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous period, exhibiting a convoluted vase shape and earthy brown colour, these sponges are ideal for educational use and collectors to show the variety of forms sea sponges have taken through out the fossil record. Specimens are 3 cm in size and supplied in a card tray with a label.

• Geological Age: Upper Aptian stage, Cretaceous period, 120 to 112 million years ago.
• Location: Faringdon sponge gravel beds, Oxfordshire, UK.
• Family: Sea sponge
• Species: Raphidonema farringdonense

Raphidonema farringdonense were a sub species of sea sponge, the fossil specimens of which are found in the Faringdon sponge gravel beds of Oxfordshire, UK, its type locality. The species of sponge is a vase variant and contains a shallow chamber, they exhibit an earthy brown colour and unlike the contortum species, has a more uniform shape. The samples are around 50 mm in size and come supplied in a card tray with a label.

• Geological Age: Upper Aptian stage, Cretaceous period, 120 to 112 million years ago.
• Location: Faringdon sponge gravel beds, Oxfordshire, UK.
• Family: Sea sponge
• Species: Corynella

Corynella fossil sea sponge specimens found in the Faringdon sponge gravel beds in Oxfordshire, UK. The samples exhibit a column like form and are known as chambered sponges, ideal to exhibit various sponge appearances, they are an earthy brown colour and measure between 40 to 50 mm in size and come supplied in card tray with a label.