Here is a good example of this sponge, showing the shape that gives it the specific name ‘tulipa’. Such specimens are not found very often.When complete, the sponge would have had a long ‘stem’, looking just like a flower.
Sponge
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Upper Cretaceous
Strata:
Chalk|Upper
Fossil Type:
Other
Common Name:
Sponge
Scientific Name:
Siphonia tulipa
Age:
80 million years
Where it was Found:
Lyme Regis area
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
L.1998.31.7
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