New trip to the chalk of France

[Manticocerasman]

 

Last Saturday, Natalie and I went for a trip to the chalk cliffs in Northern France.

We got there early and we were surprised at the parking by a friend who happened to have the same idea as us .  @Euhoplites

So now we were 3 to hit the beach.

We were quite lucky with the weather, at least dry, and not to cold for this time of the year.

We did get a decent haul to, a few ammonites, a se urchin, a realy nice nautiloid. Natalie also found some pretty shark teeth.

The best find for me that day was a rare and very well preserved ammonite Hyphoplites falcatus.

Enjoy the pictures

 

 

 

Some of the teeth found by Natalie

 

The Cymatoceras sp. :

 

And finaly the fossil that made my day  :

a rare Hyphoplites falcatus:

 

 

Edited December 13, 2021 by Manticocerasman

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

Great finds! Also, I've said it before, but: I really wish I could spend more time out searching like you guys! Just the look of those cliffs and the beach alone - that's my happy place right there...

[Everhardus]

Wow, great finds !

[Euhoplites]

Hey that's me 

Amazing how you both always manage to find something interesting!

[nala]

super:

[Nimravis]

Great trip report, really love the pictures of the area that you were collecting at- also love your finds.

[Mark Kmiecik]

I enjoyed your post very much. Thank you.

[FossilDAWG]

I think I have said this before, but if I had such a beautiful place with such exquisite fossils nearby (and yes 3 hrs away is nearby) I would be there virtually every weekend. 

 

Don

[traveltip1]

Nice finds at a beautiful location

[Opuntia]

Thank you for the trip around the beach. 

Very nice ammonites and nautiloid

[Manticocerasman]

an update after the prepwork:

 

before:

 

after:

 

 

before:

 

after:

 

before:

 

after:

 

 

a nice  (Hemiaster )    Holaster subglobosus :

 

 

and a group picture:

Edited December 15, 2021 by Manticocerasman

[hemipristis]

That. Cymatoceras !!  

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

That's some neat prep-work!

[RuMert]

Very good prep! Smart chisel hits or full dremel?

[Everhardus]

Nice prepwork indeed !

[Manticocerasman]

3 hours ago, RuMert said:

Very good prep! Smart chisel hits or full dremel?

I used an airscribe for the prep.

[RJB]

  Great scenery and great pictures.  Nice report

 

RB

[caterpillar]

6 hours ago, Manticocerasman said:

a nice Hemiaster subglobosus :

 

 

Not Hemiaster but Holaster

[crabfossilsteve]

Very cool finds and prep, in a beauty of a landscape.  Wow of a nautiloid.  Your first pic is an ART Picture ...too bad the horizon isn't level.

[Manticocerasman]

14 hours ago, caterpillar said:

 

Not Hemiaster but Holaster

you are right  , I't s getting harder to remember all those names while getting older, I tend to mix up the names of the fossils from time to time  

[Manticocerasman]

9 hours ago, crabfossilsteve said:

Very cool finds and prep, in a beauty of a landscape.  Wow of a nautiloid.  Your first pic is an ART Picture ...too bad the horizon isn't level.

THX  

for the picture, the horizon is not level there, those are all chalky hills in the back. but then again, I still think my picture is indeed not level, I dont have the patience to take good pictures :p 

 

 

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[Jeffrey P]

Awesome scenery and photos. Nice finds too! Congratulations. Especially love the nautilus and the Hyphoplites. Thanks for sharing your day. 

[Reebs]

Beautiful fossils! Nice job and thanks for sharing.