This specimen shows burrow networks running in all directions – possibly the feeding traces of worms living in stagnating mud. They branch in a similar way to tree roots, but unlike roots are all a similar size.
Trace fossil Burrow
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Upper Jurassic
Strata:
Lamberti Zone|Oxford Clay
Fossil Type:
Trace Fossils
Common Name:
Trace fossil Burrow
Scientific Name:
Chondrites
Age:
160 million years
Where it was Found:
Tidmoor Point, Chickerell
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
DCM.G.11654
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