ViridianFish Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hi Everyone, This is my first ever post, and I just wanted to let you all know that I am new to fossil hunting, but enjoy it very much. It is quite difficult for me to do on a regular basis as I live in an area of Australia that has very few interesting geological deposits, and is very low in available fossils. On a recent trip to the Uk I visited Folkestone, but as it was the middle of summer at the time, there was very little recent exposure at the base of the cliffs due to lack of rainfall. I know nothing I found here is particularly impressive, but I would love to know exactly what they are. They were all found in the Gualt Clay or on the foreshore. I'm thinking the Ammonite could be either a Euhoplites lautus or an ahoplites planus. It is around 2.3cm in diameter. The first Belemnite Guard is almost exactly 3cm in length. The small belemnite is 2cm. I think it is a Neohibolite. Finally, a tiny ammonite. It is only around 0.8cm in diameter. I found a few of these. I can take more photos in better lighting if needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Another Aussie member, yes! Welcome to the forum. Those are really cool finds. Funnily enough I am heading up to that area in about 10 weeks to find exactly the same stuff. I am not sure of exact species ID's though- the only fossils i have ever found come from here in Australia. No fossils where you are huh? I used to think exactly the same thing. If you live in or near Sydney, i know quite a number of fossil localities that you could visit. Just drop me PM if you wish. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lormouth Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hello and welcome !! Here a link that could help you : http://www.gaultammonite.co.uk/ A very helpfull website about folkestone and gault ammonite. It hepled me a lot to id my specimens. About the first ammonite, I don't think it's a Euhoplites lautus, may be you can put some other photos with a different angle to help. For the tiny ammonite, it's very difficult to know exactly (probably young Anahoplites) 1 http://paleoreplica.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViridianFish Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks very much Iormouth! Will do- Thanks Nathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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