This is a sea sponge fossil preserved within a flint nodule. Sponges are quite commonly found in chalk flints.
Sponge
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Upper Cretaceous
Strata:
Chalk
Fossil Type:
Other
Common Name:
Sponge
Scientific Name:
Doryderma
Age:
85 million years
Where it was Found:
Langton Long
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
DCM.G.09085
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