Calli99 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Went to Folkestone (Early Cretaceous, Albian) for the second time a couple of weeks ago. Last time I mostly climbed among the big rocks looking in the gaps for fossils but this time due to some poor navigating we accessed the beach from the opposite end this time around. This turned out well though as this stretch of beach has few of those big rocks but good access to the cliffs and slumps. We ended up spending most of the trip picking through the cliff base and fresh fall. This produced some nice ammonites, though it was still difficult to find whole ammonites as is the case with this location. We also found some nice gastropods well preserved, though very delicate, in the clay, as well as belemnites, bivalves and lots of ammonite fragments. My favourite find is the Eutrephoceras clementinum nautilus as I believe they are fairly rare and the colours on it are great. Also the Euhoplites proboscideus is a lovely shade and nicely detailed (Good find boyfriend). ID's are somewhat tentative so if you have any suggestions I'd be grateful. ?? Edited June 9, 2020 by JohnJ Broken image links removed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nice trip report and pictures. Some of the pictures don't work/load, however.. 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Only 2 photos show, one with some Hamites and the other with a curved shell. The other photos are all broken links. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 @Calli99 Please upload the missing photos to The Forum. Thanks. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Whoops, I’m so sorry, here are the pictures! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Monica Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I love the nautiloid, too - it's gorgeous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Nice finds. And they don't take up all that much space either. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi, 8 hours ago, Calli99 said: They look like Pomatias elegans, a terrestrial gastropod that loves calcareous soils. You can see their operculums still in place. Coco 2 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Much better That Eutrephoceras is a beauty Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 19 hours ago, Monica said: I love the nautiloid, too - it's gorgeous!!! Thank you, I agree! 18 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Nice finds. And they don't take up all that much space either. True, another benefit (though it could be viewed as a drawback) of this location! 17 hours ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said: Much better That Eutrephoceras is a beauty Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 18 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, They look like Pomatias elegans, a terrestrial gastropod that loves calcareous soils. You can see their operculums still in place. Coco Thank you, I looked it up and it looks like a perfect match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 You did quite well, i also love the Nautiloid..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 That Anahoplites is absolutely beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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