A display specimen of the fossil coral Heliolites interstinctus, collected from Dudley, West Midlands in the UK. It is Silurian A display specimen of Heliolites interstinctus from the Silurian period, Wenlock Series that was found in Dudley, West Midlands, UK. This specimen measures approximately 18 cm in diameter and weighs approximately 2.6 kg. This piece is supplied with a information label. A colonial coral which lived in warm shallow waters and is common in the limestone rocks of the Silurian period. Heliolites is often associated with other corals that formed small reefs.
