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Fossil query

Detail of a fossil found near Dunhampstead in Worcestershire. Found on the surface of a grassy field, on the ridge os Permian/Rhaetic beds. Each button c 1cm diameter. Rock is shiny, brittle, seems compacted, varies in colour between pale fawn to pinkish peach, several pieces like this found. From the same field as the reddish sandstone containing Lycopod stems. www.flickr.com/photos/84265607@N00/1769806587/

 

Detail of previous pic

 

Help with identification much appreciated.

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Uploaded on February 7, 2011
Taken on February 6, 2011