Finding oil and gold(en fossils) in Runswick Bay

[@annetalbot9151]

Some absolute cracking finds! Really looking forward to seeing your display piece once it has been prepped. ❤

[@dinoskool]

There were quite a few good finds that’ll end up on display after this trip if they prep well. Can only hope they all come out as well as I hope 🤞

[@annetalbot9151]

@@dinoskool I'm sure they will turn out really well

[@alansdorsetfossils4028]

It's such great fun on the Yorkshire coast. Miles of cliffs and fairly regular cliff falls make it full of exciting surprises. The great thing about fossil collecting is that its so unpredictable. It's full of surprises, hard work but intensely rewarding when you find either something new to you or something familiar but either larger than expected or superbly well preserved. My only caveat would be just take what you want for yourself. I know we all have to make a living and some of you will collect commercially by necessity and that's fine but if your a hobby collector don't be greedy. Take a few nice ones but don't collect just because you can. Think about how many specimens of the same ammonite you really want.

[@dinoskool]

Both Yorkshire and Dorset are spectacular scenery and seemingly endless chances for incredible fossils especially if you put the hours in. I have definitely gotten a lot more discerning when it comes to what I collect as my collection has filled up, and try to hand out lots of smaller common finds to other collectors on the coast who aren't having as much luck. I trade some of my Dacs for prep time, and longer term some of my duplicates will hopefully be sold to fund upgrades to my prep setup.

[@KatieSido]

Very productive day! Nice finds Andrew. Amazing finds for me too, added to my collection - Phylloceras, Eleganticeras, dacs

[@dinoskool]

It was a great day! Glad we could go together and thanks for letting me show off some of your finds too. Wish all my hunts were so productive!

[@KatieSido]

Happy to go again - seems like the beginner's bringing you luck 😂 I've already got plans lol

[@MrLandphill]

awesome stuff, thanks for sharing

[@dinoskool]

Thanks for watching as always!

[@fishing631]

Another great video mate

[@dinoskool]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying. It was a fun hunt with lots of nice finds

[@hubertc6206]

Hey, Andrew. I have some Jurassic see fauna fossils, but cannot say what they were. Can You advise a good (visual?) internet source of examples of shallow warm jurrasic fauna fossils?

[@dinoskool]

I don’t have a specific one I use. I had a quick look online and think www.jurassiccoast.org/science-and-heritage/palaeontology/fossils/fossil-finder#fossilFinder seems to be a decent guide. Just select the correct age and it lists a bunch of different fossils with images.

[@hubertc6206]

@@dinoskool Thanks for help, this resource looks really nice!

[@dinoskool]

@@hubertc6206 drop me a message if you want help identifying anything or try one of the Facebook groups - lots of helpful people happy to identify things

[@RichardHartness]

I understand that it would be extremely rare, but are impressions of the soft tissue from these animals ever discovered? I mean, "dinosaur skin" has been discovered so I'm curious if you guys in paleontology have ever discovered fossilizations of the animals that dwelled within these shells.

[@dinoskool]

Soft tissues from ammonites and belemnites are known but rare. For example www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/december/new-soft-tissue-analyses-show-how-ammonites-lived-in-jurassic-oc.html Likewise for marine reptiles, the soft tissues are known but rare. I believe only a handful of specimens from Yorkshire have any soft tissues

[@RichardHartness]

@@dinoskool Thanks for the reply and the link! This is truly fascinating stuff!

[@dinoskool]

My pleasure. The best ichthyosaurs with soft tissue are German if I remember correctly but they show the complete outline and fins in incredible detail

[@bouncer-yd1xv]

Man that first one was amazing. Noice !

[@dinoskool]

It was! I’m going to drag you out to find your own soon enough

[@bouncer-yd1xv]

@@dinoskool One day but not for a while