Daily Archives: July 24, 2015

Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A calcareous sponge from the Lower Cretaceous of England

One of my favorite fossil localities is a gravel pit in Oxfordshire, England. Gravel pits are not usually good for fossil collecting given their coarse nature and high-energy deposition, but the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Faringdon Sponge Gravels are special. They … Continue reading

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