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Hi Everyone, I went fossil hunting last weekend on the Norfolk coast, UK. A long walk up and down the beach of Happisburgh. Well known for its Ice Age mammal finds. I found a few different pieces, but this one in particular caught my eye. It's been rolled around in the surf somewhat, but I was hoping someone might be able to ID this for me? Because it does retain some shape still, it kind of looked like the end of a femur or tibia? But it does also resemble an ankle bone from a large animal, possibly Mammoth, Rhino or Bison? What do we think? Thanks in Advance, Jim.
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Hey everyone, I found this at West Runton (East coast of England in Norfolk) a few months ago. I kept hold of it because I couldn't decide if this was a fossil or not. So I thought I'd put it to a bigger and more experienced audience. At first I thought tooth, but honestly I'm really not sure. Any ideas? I found it just sticking out of the 'Freshwater bed'. 'The fresh water bed is estimated to be around 500,000 to 780,000 years ago.' 'The mammal remains from this bed can be anything from beavers to vole and even elephants, deer and hippopotamus and anything from deer to mammoth and whale remains have been found.'
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Hello Everyone, I recently went on a trip to Norfolk (I'll do a trip report soon) and collected some bulk samples from the West Runton Freshwater Bed, a famous Pleistocene deposit. I've been washing the first batch of it today and found several small seeds (~1-4mm) which I currently have in a small jar of water as a few started to split when they began to dry. I was wondering if anyone could advise me on how to preserve and stabilise the seeds. My goal is to be able to try micro mounting them to take pictures and see how many species there are, I've counted at least 6 different shapes so far. The seeds themselves are subfossil and as a result still quite fragile and pliable. while some of them may survive controlled drying without splitting I'm intrigued to see if anyone has another suggestion. Thanks for the help, Benton
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Hi folks! I'm a total newbie at this but found an unusual block at West Runton beach, Norfolk. It's 3" x 1" x 1" approx, with a clearly defined print on one face. The whole block is quite uniform in colour, but there appears to be an underlying structure which can be seen at a couple of corners. I've not seen anything remotely like it at West Runton before so it stands out a bit. My best amateurish guesses are either solidified baked mud or some kind of skin print- but given the find location I'm not sure either are very likely! I hope someone can be more definite!
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Is this just a water worn rock in a weird pattern, or is it something else? Found at West Runton, UK by my son along with a bucket full of flint rocks and a small handful of belenmites. It’s an intriguing pattern, so even if it’s just a rock I still think it’s neat.
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Please give me good news. My son and I went fossil hunting at West Runton beach today and came away with what look like belenmites. Apparently I’m not great at fossil hunting in new locations on my own since these were the only things I came away with (and a mud clump of shells that need some serious stabilizing), and West Runton is supposedly full of all kinds of fossils! Anyway, can someone confirm that these are, in fact, belenmites so I don’t feel completely defeated again (or tell me they aren’t so I can hang my head in shame).
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Hi, after sieving through a load of mud from the fossil river bed I found a few tiny vertebrae about 5mm X 5mm. I assume these are small mammals like a vole or something, but would be good to know what the likely contenders are from this site.
