t-tree Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hi i have just come back from a weeks holiday/fossil hunt on the Yorkshire coast UK staying in Bempton an area i really like.This year i manage to see the Puffins at the end of their breeding season before they head out to sea and just up the coast at Speeton i managed to collect these Shrimps Meyeria ornata (you might have seen from previous posts i have collected here before). Puffin on Bempton cliff Speeton shrimp Meyeria ornata, lower Cretaceous This picture shows the shrimp beds at Speeton to the right and Bempton cliff to the left. John Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Congratulations on seeing the Puffins These shrimp fossils are particularly attractive; good detail and good matrix contrast "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Excellent finds, John! Stunning detail on them. So 3 dimensional, too. Thanks for posting them. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Wow, the detail is incredible. I can see why you like that spot. Beautiful area, good wildlife and great fossils. What more could a person ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Excellent finds, both modern and fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Nice job finding some spectacular shrimp fossils. I can't think it was that easy to find them on that beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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