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The last few weeks I have been lucky enough to have some spare time, and have used it wisely! I have spent it combing every inch of my favourite spot on the northern shoreline of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, Uk. Hunting conditions have not been too good recently. With a rather un seasonal amount of rain falling recently and some unfavourable tides the fossil beds have been largely covered by mud and shingle. But nevertheless I have spent hours looking through the uncovered patches sometimes on hands a knees, looking for mainly crabs and shark teeth. I will post some of my finds below....
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After a long day hunting on the Isle of Sheppey I made it home with a few interesting little finds. Some small bird bones and possibly a cuttlefish beak. Can anyone confirm if it is please. Pictures to follow!
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Yesterday I spent a lovely spring morning walking along the Sheppey coast to a place known as Eastchurch gap. I have known of this place for many years and never made the couple mile hike along the beach from Minster before. Normally I would stay much closer to the Minster end of the cliffs but as the weather was fine and the tide was in my favour I decided to take a punt on searching new grounds. After a fairly fruitless trek I finally rounded an outcrop of the London clay and recognised the landscape and features I had only seen in pictures of the famous Eastchurch gap. Within seconds of en
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From the album: Isle of Sheppey Eocene
External chambers of a large eocene nautilus from the london clay of the Isle of Sheppey -
From the album: Isle of Sheppey Eocene
Partial eocene nautilus from the Isle of Sheppey -
Almost complete Eocene Nautilus from the Isle of Sheppey
gremlinshow posted a gallery image in Members Gallery
From the album: Isle of Sheppey Eocene
An almost complete Eocene nautilus from the London clay of the Isle of Sheppey -
Eocene fish skull, London clay of the Isle of Sheppey
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From the album: Isle of Sheppey Eocene
This is my latest find from the Isle of Sheppey. Exposed is the top of an eocene fish skull, species tbc, I am hoping upon prep that more of the skull will be contained in the nodule. -
Today I found myself hurrying along to my favourite hunting grounds on the Isle of Sheppey the tide was already well on it's way in and I knew I would only have a short window before I would get cut off by the tide. This did not however stop me from using almost all of that window getting covered in mud. With only a couple of worn sharks teeth and not much else in my pocket pickings were looking rather slim. As I started my brisk walk back I came upon an old Shoe that had been washed up on the beach. The shoe was pointing in the direction of the incoming tide and the clay standing in its p
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Wouldnt it be great if all the nodules ive found over the last year were to prep themselves! Its gonna take me years plus a few new tools I think to get through this lot!! But on the plus side, who knows what treasures I mightifind inside them! :-D
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Can anyone confirm the I.D of this fish skull from the Isle of Sheppey (England)
gremlinshow posted a topic in Fossil ID
I think this skull from Minster cliffs on the Isle of Sheppey is from an Eocoelopoma Curvatum but would love some confirmation if possible. Any more details required please ask :-) Many thanks for any assistance. Gary