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Ammonites from northern France


DinoFossilsUK

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I bought a group of ammonites recently and they were described as coming from the Brittany coast of northern France.  I don't know a lot about fossil sites along the French coast but after a little digging I came to the conclusion these probably came from sites nearer Normandy.  I asked the seller for further information but sadly the person who collected them has passed away.  I thought I'd post a few pics here in the hope that someone might be able narrow down the locality a little further.  Thanks in advance for any help!

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I' agree, this is the fauna from Villers sur mer in Normandy. ( mostly Callovian - Oxfordian deposits )

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2 hours ago, DinoFossilsUK said:

Amazing!  Thank you so much, I didn't expect such a quick response.

Expect the unexpected here on the forum--our combined knowledge runs deep. ;)

 

Welcome to the forum. Lot's of info stored here as well as a diverse group of passionate members (as you have seen).

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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1 minute ago, digit said:

Expect the unexpected here on the forum--our combined knowledge runs deep. ;)

 

Welcome to the forum. Lot's of info stored here as well as a diverse group of passionate members (as you have seen).

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

And we also have a @caldigger.. 

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

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4 hours ago, daves64 said:

And we also have a @caldigger.. 

You don't want to scare him off and want to leave the Forum too soon do you?!  :heartylaugh:

 

Nice group of ammos by the way!

 

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1 hour ago, caldigger said:

You don't want to scare him off and want to leave the Forum too soon do you?!  :heartylaugh:

 

Nice group of ammos by the way!

 

But you are such a nice, sweet innocent individual without a sarcastic bone in your body. Why.... you're about as scary as a T-Rex with no teeth. How could you scare anyone away? :eyeroll:

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

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I may be toothless, but I can gum pretty hard and leave a nasty bruise!  ;)

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21 hours ago, caldigger said:

You don't want to scare him off and want to leave the Forum too soon do you?!  :heartylaugh:

 

Nice group of ammos by the way!

 

Not scared off yet, but thanks to @daves64 for the warning. You sound like trouble.

 

And thanks!  I have a few dozen of them to clean up and now I can ID them too thanks to @Pixpaleosky

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On 7/8/2019 at 3:17 PM, caldigger said:

I may be toothless, but I can gum pretty hard and leave a nasty bruise!  ;)

That would make you a plant fossil then? Your bark is worse than your bite? :default_rofl:

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