I'm currently in West Sussex, near Pagham, and was wondering if there's any good fossil hunting spots close by? With a 7 year old, so easy access would help. Not looking for anything spectacular, just something to show my son. Thanks.
I found this down Lee-on-Solent beach (UK), which is known for its Eocene fossils, I can’t seem to figure out what it is exactly. I frequently acquire my fair share of shark teeth, ray plates, bivalves and gastropods, however this one caught me off guard. I’ve tried searching it up to find visual matches but to no avail. If anybody has any idea of what it is please let me know?!
Hi, can someone tell me what creature left this fossil. It’s in flint from what I can tell. Found on a path near an old disused railway track in the New Forest.
I also bought home a small branch I found, it’s heavy but doesn’t appear to be fossilised will it last or will it rapidly deteriorate (all were found at Happisburgh Norfolk uk in the Cromer forest bed)
My daughters and I found some fossil impressions (and what seems to be one proper fossil!) at Charmouth beach, UK, today. Most are in very delicate mudstone and appear to just be imprints. Is there any way to preserve this? My 10 year old was very unhappy to hear they are likely to crumble away.
Also are the lighter ones in the image examples of an attempted but incomplete fossilisation of the actual animal? Any structures appear to be very thin and don’t seem to go backwards into the rock to make a complete animal.
This is several shots of 1 specimen
Hi fossil people 🤘
I spent yesterday beachcombing at Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight (UK) and picked up a variety of interesting-looking pieces. I know this area is famous for dinosaur fossils and lignite, and unfortunately I am not very knowledgable on the topic. I'm assuming most of these are rock and flint, but I am hoping someone would be kind enough to tell me if I've found anything interesting? Pretty sure A-E is just carbonized petrified wood, with some pyrite in the smaller samples.
Let me know if better close-ups are needed 🪨🐚🦕
About 20 years ago I found this and always wondered what it was and found it pretty cool.
I took these pics many years ago so didn’t have a tape to hand, but it’s about 7”/18cm in height, 5”/13cm wide and about 3” thick. It’s an oval shape with what look almost like spikes on it.
I imagine it’s a plant, but curious to hear some insight on what is probably nothing of interest, thanks
Found this in the river up near moorland and old quarries. Wish I’d brought it home but it was very heavy so threw it back in.
Is it just the imprint of an ammonite?
hello hi!:)
i was wondering if anyone in england (or anyone who has collected bones in england/ surrounding countries) knew of any tips or good places to find bones in the wild?
even bone finding advice from people who are not in the UK is absolutely appreciated!
i have never had any luck finding them, n i would love any advice from people who are good at finding bones (ones that are not inside creatures that can breathe ofc).
thank you in advance for any help:)
Can anyone help with which animal this vertebrae that I found in Highcliff Dorset today? The area it was foind in produces fossils from the Eocene, not sure if its from a fish or marine reptile?
Unsure on what the skeletal-looking section is, believe there is also an imprint beneath it. First time finding something like this so any help would be much appreciated!
Hi All.
Found this cool looking specimen on the South Coast of England, not far from Worthing.
It has five very clear legs/tentacles/petals/appendages. 🤷♂️
Background objects left in the photos for scale. It’s about the size of a ping pong ball.
Thanks for your help!