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Animal, vegetable, or mineral? Help with finds from Charmouth, Dorset, UK
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Greetings, I have 4 pieces from Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset that I am having trouble identifying. They were found during a fossil hunt led by the Charmouth Heritage Coast Center when they brought us to a stretch of beach between the Centre and Black Ven to the west. We would have been looking through the Black Ven Mudstone 'Shales with Beef' portion on the foreshore, which is from the Jurassic (no surprise, given the name of the area) period. Here are my best guesses: A = rolled bone, B = crinoid stem or coral, C = multiple bivalves and ammonite impression in matrix, D (the unlabelled one) = wood As always, corrections/confirmations/clarifications are much appreciated, as is your time for reading my post! -
From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
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From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
Picked it up initially because I thought it was a huge belemnite, but it definitely isn't. Not sure what it is, though! Man-made? Rock? Something else? -
From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
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From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
Collected between Charmouth Heritage Centre and Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Geological formation: Charmouth Mudstone Formation Period: early Jurassic (192-184mya) Reference: <https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/557362>-
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From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
Collected between Charmouth Heritage Centre and Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Geological formation: Charmouth Mudstone Formation Period: early Jurassic (192-184mya) Reference: <https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/557362>-
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From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
Collected between Charmouth Heritage Centre and Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Geological formation: Charmouth Mudstone Formation Period: early Jurassic (192-184mya) Reference: <https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/557362>-
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From the album: Charmouth, UK 8/8/23
Collected between Charmouth Heritage Centre and Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Geological formation: Charmouth Mudstone Formation Period: early Jurassic (192-184mya) Reference: <https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/557362>-
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Hi everyone! A few months ago I came across a post by another user displaying their impressive collection of marine reptile bones they collected between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, U.K. I had no idea that you could have such success with bone fossils along this stretch, so I decided to take a trip and see what I could find. I had a great time and found a good amount of bone pieces, Here is what I came back with after 5 days of looking on Charmouth beach, in order of finding: Now some closer photos by type. I found 2 full Ichthyosaur vertebrae, one from the ribcage section (which I forgot to include in the overall photo), and one from the tail: One very small partial Ichthyosaur vertebra: 2 Ichthyosaur paddle digits: 2 pieces of Ichthyosaur rib bone, from very differently sized creatures! These two are harder to identify, the best guess so far is possibly part of a shoulder bone on the left and possibly a piece of Ichthyosaur jaw on the right, though they are quite rolled and thus hard to get a solid ID: A partial fossilised shark fin spine from a hybodus shark: Another unidentified and heavily worn piece of bone, perhaps from the skull of something, the man in the heritage centre seemed to think it wasn’t Ichthyosaur or plesiosaur: and finally, another unidentified piece, possibly some part of a fish? I have a separate ID post for these last 2 with videos and more photos of you have any ideas for them! All in all extremely happy with what I found, and will definitely be returning!
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This is a marine reptile bone that i found nearly 10 years ago between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, which is famous for its Early Jurassic marine fossils (about 195 million years old). Although it is worn there is some clear shape that should indicate what bone it is, although i have so far been unable to figure it out. Realistically, it is going to be ichthyosaur (most likely) or plesiosaur in origin. Two ovular depressions/joint surfaces are clearly visible on one side of the bone. Furthermore, the flatness of the bone is real and not just due to wear (both main faces are the edge/surface of the bone). The side with the two suspected joint surfaces is the thickest side, and it slopes down to become progressively thinner opposite to them. A paddle bone of some sort is my suspicion but i am yet to see a clear match. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Hi everyone! I found these at Charmouth over the weekend (Black Ven side) and just was hoping for some help with identifything them. I took them to the Heritage centre and Phil said they were likely a bone from the top of the skull of something (not sure what), and maybe a part of a fish - possibly the cheek? He suggested to post on a fossil ID Facebook group which I have done, IMG_4516.MOV IMG_4519.MOV and I thought I would also put it here too just to see if anyone has any ideas. I can add some still images of these videos are not clear enough.
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Hello everyone - I am getting into fossil collecting and recently had a trip to Charmouth, UK. I would like to try to ID some of the pyrite ammonite species I found there. I've written what I thought they might be based on information and photos I have found online but I am very much a beginner so I would like some help checking them. I've also included another pyrite fossil which I'm not sure what it is at the end. 35mm long paperclip for scale. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! 1: Both Promicroceras? 2: Not sure - maybe Echioceras? 3: Oxynoticeras? 4: Another Echioceras? 5: No idea - looks like a fragment of something conical with horizontal bands around it which can be sort of seen in the first image - mostly encased in pyrite.
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Hi again. My ever dwindling fossil collection, will hopefully survive this ID session. I found most of these in April 23 amongst cliff fall rocks on the beach in Charmouth UK. I found the large grey blobbly one on the right in September same place. There is one that looks like a perfect acorn and some similar. The large browner looking one seems to be made up of nutty nodes. I'm wondering if they are coprolites. I'm sure they were greyer when I found them. Should I coat these with B-72, should I leave them be or am I imagining fossils that are just funny shaped rocks? Thanks, Jes.
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Hello again. I managed to split that massive rock with a Bi-Valve inside. Other than that, there was nothing else obvious in it, so I've turned my attention to this little cluster that I found in Charmouth, Dorset, England, last April. It was in cliff debris on the beach. I'm sorry I don't know enough about layers, but it's Jurassic. It comprises of Ammonites and other shell fossils. I would like to know the name of the curly shell and the flat base, which I thought was a clam type shell, but it doesn't have any ridges or grooves on it. Also once I've finished the prepping, what type of coating should I use for this? Previously I have used clear varnish, but I've heard this is a No-no. Cheers Jes.
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Hi, I'm Jes and this is my first ID post, so hopefully the easiest. I know this is an Ammonite, but I don't know what kind. What features identify it as a certain species? I found it in Charmouth, Dorset, UK in April 2023. It was amongst the debris from a cliff fall on the beach. I believe it is Pyrite with some Calcite in the middle.
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Hello everyone, I just arrived in Lyme Regis yesterday and decided to go fossil hunting straight away. I am very much a beginner and have only looked for fossils once before in a limestone quarry in Germany which was very different to a beach. After about 3 hours of little success I picked up this bone on my way back, it must've just been washed up as the tide was going down and it was still in the water. Is there any chance this could be a fossil? How can I tell if it's a fossil or just a regular bone from a recently dead animal? I also took some other things with me that I'm not sure are fossils - any pointers as to if they are trash or treasure would be much appreciated. I know there are at least two ammonite fragments in there though. Lastly, a question for the geologists: I was wondering if anyone knows about the reddish partly translucent rocks found in the area? Looks to me like some kind of agate perhaps?
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Found in Jurassic muds, whiteish in colour, resembles bone fragment, poss a white belemnite (never seen one before, have hundreds) slight curve, id. pls. Found near Charmouth. Still part inside rock so doubt modern but not impossible as muds, small animal? Modern Squirrel, bird or rabbit bone? Or fossil? Appears to have marrow in x section. Thanks.