My Whitby Ammonite Collection

[Welsh Wizard]

Hi

 

I decided to display a few of my Whitby ammonites.

 

Most are self found, some bought. Some are prepped by me. Some prepped by other people.

 

One of the ammonites on the top shelf isn’t from Whitby. Guess which. Where’s it from and what is it?

 

 

I’ll post some close ups in due course.

 

Thanks for looking.

[Fossildude19]

Wonderful fossils, beautifully displayed! 

 

Thanks for posting!   

Top right for the oddball Ammonite? 

[Ludwigia]

Nice selection in your collection. My guess would also be top right. Phylloceras from the Jurassic coast? Although on second thought, they can also be found in Yorkshire, can't they? Otherwise I'm stumped. I think I see a Hildoceras and a Harpoceras, but can't make out the other 3 properly.

[Welsh Wizard]

@Fossildude19 and @Ludwigia. It’s the ammonite on the far right of the second shelf down (below the big Phylloceras). It’s a coroniceras from Lyme Regis found by my son.

 

I also forgot about the cut and polished Whitby ichthyosaur verts in the top centre.

 

Nick

[Welsh Wizard]

Ps. My original post was supposed to say shelves. Whoops.

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, Welsh Wizard said:

Ps. My original post was supposed to say shelves. Whoops.

That's what got me confused.

[Welsh Wizard]

1 hour ago, Ludwigia said:

That's what got me confused.

ha. It confused me as well 

[siteseer]

On 11/5/2020 at 11:51 AM, Welsh Wizard said:

@Fossildude19 and @Ludwigia. It’s the ammonite on the far right of the second shelf down (below the big Phylloceras). It’s a coroniceras from Lyme Regis found by my son.

 

I also forgot about the cut and polished Whitby ichthyosaur verts in the top centre.

 

Nick

 

That is a great display of fossils from a particular area/formation.  I've seen how those are found on the beach and can appreciate the prep that goes into ending up with specimens like those because I've done some prep as well.  How long did it take to assemble that group?

 

Jess

 

 

[Welsh Wizard]

4 hours ago, siteseer said:

 

That is a great display of fossils from a particular area/formation.  I've seen how those are found on the beach and can appreciate the prep that goes into ending up with specimens like those because I've done some prep as well.  How long did it take to assemble that group?

 

Jess

 

 

Thanks. Probably about 25 years. I don’t go collecting very often and don’t pick up much stuff.

[Welsh Wizard]

I thought I’d do a couple of close ups of the ammonites.
 

Pseudolioceras found by my son and prepared by Mike Marshall.

 

[Welsh Wizard]

Porpoceras vortex???

 

Found by my daughter and prepped by Mike Marshall.

 

[Welsh Wizard]

Hildoceras found and prepped by me.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice, oh fellow countryman. 

[Ludwigia]

Nice ones!!

[Welsh Wizard]

Ovataceras ovatum.

 

This one was purchased and is one of my favourite looking ammonites.
 

[Welsh Wizard]

Eparietities , I think.

 

A bit beaten up but found by my son and prepped by me.

 

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, Welsh Wizard said:

Ovataceras ovatum.

 

This one was purchased and is one of my favourite looking ammonites.
 

 

And quite a rarity! Never heard of that one before....oops. That's probably because you meant to type Ovaticeras

[Welsh Wizard]

43 minutes ago, Ludwigia said:

And quite a rarity! Never heard of that one before....oops. That's probably because you meant to type Ovaticeras

Thanks Roger. Ammonite naming is not my strong point as you will have gathered. I’m getting better albeit very slowly.

 

Ill post some more soon.

[LiamL]

I want an old looking display like this. I'll display one of each upper lias ammonite species and then the rest will be my prized bone pieces. 

Believe it or not everything's in boxes at the moment 

[Welsh Wizard]

A nice dactylioceras tenuicostatum from near Kettleness. Needs a bit of work on the centre and tidying up around the edges.