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We are fossil collecting along the Jurassic Coast today. We are going to look for ammonites and fossil marine reptile bones. One clever lady on my recent fossil walk found a beautiful back bone of an Ichthyosaur, so I’m really in the mood to find more- like Georgina did. I hope you enjoy the geology, palaeontology, fossil wood and more. I’m going fossil hunting along the Jurassic Coast, in November.I’m heading West of Lyme Regis for the low tide and to see the ammonite pavement at Monmouth beach. Some people have said to me there is nothing left on the beaches to find-where have all the fossils gone? It has been “fair weather “fossil hunting in the Summer, there hasn’t been any rough weather around. Now the real Wintery weather is arriving the mudslides will get activated by the rain. The big waves and rough seas will wash fossils out of the mudslides and onto the beaches at low tide! I’d like to find some of the beautiful little pyrite ammonites that wash out along the beach at low tide. Little nuggets of gold delight, saved from the shifting sands. I recommend wearing safety glasses and sturdy rubber gloves when hammering the right little rocks. Remember the cliffs are dangerous and liable to fall suddenly and without warning. Keep away from the dangerous cliffs, the best fossils are washed out onto the beaches at low tide, by the sea's actions. Look out for the slippery seaweed on the ledges and rocks. I offer fossil walks along the Jurassic Coast on the following website, so feel free to take a look at the website I made, with our online fossil walks ------www.lymeregisfo... There is a fossil collecting code of conduct in place along the Jurassic Coast.
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