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Field trip near Boulogne sur Mer ( France )

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This weekend Natalie and I had a little field trip near Boulogne sur Mer in France. It is a few kilometers more Southwards than the Chalk cliffs we often prospect.

The fossils here are a bit harder to find, but on a few occasions it is pissible to find marine reptile remains.

We didn't find lots of fossils, a few gastropod steinkerns and a beautuful echinoid: Perisalenia koenigii.

On our way back home we made a quick stop at a small construction site where I've found a few Micraster sp. echinoids before, there hasn't been a lot of activity since we last visited the spot, but it still delivered a very nice specimen.

Enjoy the pictures:

 

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Perisalenia koenigii :

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The Micraster sp. from the construction site:

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Those are some great finds and such a beautiful place to collect. Thanks for posting this trip report.

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Very nice, Kevin!  :Smiling:

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Beautiful urchins, Kevin! :default_clap2:

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'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett

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Thank you for sharing your trip.

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Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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