Christmas holyday trip to the northern coast of France

[Manticocerasman]

At the start of the Christmas holiday I went with my girlfriend on a fossil hunting weekend to the French coast.

 

first stop was the “pointe au oies” with jurassic deposits. apart from a small echinoid we didn't find a lot of decent fossils.

after lunch we went 80km more to the south to a little hotel above the cretaceous cliffs near Ault.

Since  it was still light when we got there we made a 1st prospection on the beach and quickly found a few nice echinoids ( Micraster sp. )

 

the next day further inspection of the boulders on the beach delivered even more beautiful echinoid specimens. most of them very well preserved.

This was a successful trip, I’ll certainly go back there next year.

 

[Fruitbat]

Nice echinoids!  Looks like a fun trip!

 

-Joe

[Ludwigia]

Congratulations on the finds. It's always good to come up with some nice echinoids.

[Monica]

Those are some very pretty echinoids - congratulations!!! 

[aplomado]

lovely!

[caldigger]

Those are some beauties! And nice condition to boot.

How long do you think before that hotel becomes real beach front property?

[sixgill pete]

Those are beautiful echinoids. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

 

[ynot]

Nice finds!

[Phevo]

Beatifull echinoids

[caterpillar]

Micraster and Echinocorys. Nice

[jpc]

Another place to put on my list.  

[caterpillar]

Have you enough paper to note all the places to visit?

[nala]

Hello Kevin,,i know very well the Ault site!(you should try Le Treport),Nice finds!At this time,after the tempest ,the coast hunters near Boulogne have not enough space in their cars to put all their finds!(but now it's too late)

[masonboro37]

Splendid echinoids! Love the picture of the site with the hotel and cliffs.

 

Libby

[Uncle Siphuncle]

Killer Micrasters.  Great reminders of your adventure.

[Plantguy]

Yep great beach finds! Love the cliff pictures. 

 

Continued hunting success! 

 

Regards, Chris 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Lovely echinoids at an interesting location! 

Good trip. 

[bone2stone]

Excellent fossil details and such a grand area to venture to.

 

 

Bone2stone

[Echinoid]

Nice echinoids!

Thanks for sharing!