elcoincoin Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Hi all, Earlier in spring, i had to organise a field trip to "les Vaches Noires" cliffs in Normandy for my association. I decided i should do a trip earlier solo (in february) to see how it had evolved since my last visit. It happened to be kinda useless since with thaw and heavy rains it had evolved so much between my 2 visits... Epoches covered are mainly jurassic (caloivan and oxfordian) but also cretaceous (cenomanian). For pictures of the site itself, you can have a peek to Nala's recent report here : On first visit, i didnt find much that worth mentionning beside a bunch of oxfordian echinoids : nucleolites scutatus and a big ammonites (a bit worn out but still) from oxfordian also : Perisphinctes sp The club trip happened to be much rewarding : In the callovian clay from the beach, i found this nice pyritized Quenstedoceras lamberti On the lower part of the "cliff", i managed to find this one : Quenstedtoceras messiaeni ? and also that oxfordian big gastropod : bourguetia sp Also put my hand on a few complete echinoid spines Paracidaris florigemma spines : On the close up of the bigger one you can see the quality of the preservation : As usual, more samples can be found on my TFF gallery (i also added 2 specimens from 2017 i hadn't shot yet) or on my flickr : 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Nice report and marvelous finds. The ammonites are great and the Bourguetia and those echinoid spines are beautiful. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Nice finds! I really like that pyritized ammonite! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Always love picking up something and seeing the familiar glint of pyrite. Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 nice finds Especialy the Quenstedoceras lamberti growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Fantastic finds!!! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 What amazing finds - congratulations!!! I love that one echinoid spine which still has its base attached - the detail on that piece is unbelievable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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