The Wenlock Reef
This model of the Wenlock reef shows it as it would have looked when it was alive 420 million years ago.
Use your mouse to have a look around and identify the different creatures living on and around the reef. Click to find out more about each type of creature.
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- area 1
Crinoids such as this Gissocrinus extend their delicate ‘arms’ into the water to feed. - area 2
Corals and stromatoporoids form a living floor for the trilobite Sphaerexochus to explore. - area 3
An orthoceras swims about the crinoid stems hunting for food. - area 4
A gastropod grazing on fragments of broken crinoids and corals. - area 5
A trilobite, Illaenus, searching for food amongst reef debris. - area 6
A cross section through the reef showing the old, dead skeletons of reef builders forming the reef mound.
