Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Natalie81 and I are back from our fossil hunting holiday.

 

On the 20th of july we left for a long camping and fossil hunting week in the UK, we took the ferry in Calais to Dover, drove to Porthsmouth and the 2nd ferry to our 1st stop:

5 days on the Isle of wight.

 

the 1st day on the Island,  we prospected the beaches on the the south west of the isle where the Wealden cliffs could deliver some dinosaur remains.We had no luck this time.

 

the 2nd day we went to the southern part of the Island where we could find some cenomanian ammonites in the chalk.

This time we had better luck, and we found lots of them and even a few nautiluses. There was a sealion in the water not far from where we were prospecting, but since it was yawning a lot I don't think he was very interested in our activities :P

 

Day 3 was a stop in Yaverland, here we found some hybodont remains and a possible pterosaur tooth ( we will know for sure after the prep ), in the afternoon we went a bit further to Whiteclif bay where we found a few echinoids.

 

Day 4 Back to those Wealden cliffs in search for dinosaur material, again in vain, but we did se al those impresive Iguanodon foottracks at Hanover point. later on the day we tried to find the lobster bed near Atherfield, but only a few parts were accesible, but I found a nice big lobster in situ, it came out in a few pieces. I had super glue in my backpack, so I glued the parts back together and stuffed the fossil safely away in a box with soft paper. It is still in that box now, so I hope it wil still be ok when I start prepping it.

 

Day 5: we had a meetup with a local colector to prospect the beaches on the north of the island, those were Oligocene deposits and we did find a lot of turtle fragments, a few croc scutes and even a few croc teeth :)

 

Day 6: we had our ferry back to the mainland of the UK, from there we drove further to the jurassic coast. In the afternoon we went on the Beach between Dorset and Lyme Regis, but the beaches were full of tourists looking for fossils, so the finds were poor.

 

Day 7: we visited Eype, and Golden cap, not far from Dorset, again verry few finds due to overprospected beaches, but we did find a decent ammonite. In the evening We visited the town of Lyme Regis and the birthplace of Mary Anning

 

Day 8: this time e went east of Dorset, still very few fossils to be seen, but still multiple good belemnites , some of them still in the matrix.

 

Day 9: time to pack the tent and drive back to Dover, we still had time before taking our ferry back to France so we did a quick stop in Folkestone. 2 hours of prospecting in the gault clay did deliver 2 decent ammonites and lots of ammonite fragments, belemnites and inoceramus shells.

 

I didnt take a lot of pictures of the fossils we found yet, but we took a few ones in the field.

more pictures will follow when we start unpacking and prepping the fossils from this week.

 

 

 

 

 Shipping to Dover:

IMG_5510.thumb.JPG.5deb9fd9a143641f4f2345b7e18c6844.JPG

 

 

vieuw on the camping from Wight:

IMG_5511.thumb.JPG.8484edd44a99fd484a9c315bb9f5f3fb.JPG

 

of to the beach:

5d3f205691e11_IMG_5569-kopie.thumb.JPG.8220a00d48fc01bd34e26cde74d71a6d.JPG

 

 

no fossils to be seen :P 

IMG_5570.thumb.JPG.fa2c7a1c13d8b2a85447a17b42bd680b.JPG

 

Lots of beach to prospect:

IMG_5571.thumb.JPG.9bf182aca956af12f6ea5c6f05d3a44e.JPG

 

Still looking for bone in the shingle:

IMG_5605.thumb.JPG.762bc644435c4a1583019eed87bf7451.JPG

 

sunset on Wight:

IMG_5608.thumb.JPG.b9000bfa59c5094ddd1bc9c9ce802490.JPG

 

to the cenomanian chalk:

5d3f2050e514f_IMG_5531-kopie.thumb.JPG.5857ec8da08d0b536494c3acab35a5c1.JPG

 

ammonites :yay-smiley-1:

IMG_5530.thumb.JPG.a422ecbacd19db20456799d9888ccaa2.JPGIMG_5533.thumb.JPG.6eefb57a3c7ab9b916c3a08e8a43a5ce.JPG

 

the Sealion:

5d3f205325827_IMG_5535-kopie.thumb.JPG.32308967d75373497ea39e7ebf345404.JPG

 

possible pterosaur tooth:

IMG_5560.thumb.JPG.a66e3946e2a4240e4f1881d9abecc48d.JPG

 

footprints :dinosmile:

IMG_5572.thumb.JPG.6294c6c2c536127f893e599846e5306f.JPG

 

Oligoceene deposits:

IMG_5615.thumb.JPG.87c652960c2c6122962366b67a6fd15a.JPG

 

A vieuw on Wight before we leave:

5d3f205435f1f_IMG_5546-kopie.thumb.JPG.226f3efafa1c14de4b0afc10cd48123e.JPG

 

Dorset and Lyme regis:

IMG_5625.thumb.JPG.414398a31cc9e41b336bbc9193acc8eb.JPG

 

Ammonites everywhere :P

IMG_5630.thumb.JPG.72e804a3bbc388e26d92cb2e145a02bf.JPG

 

Mary Anning:

IMG_5632.thumb.JPG.fa5a683a55237b31d85ea21e65906457.JPG

 

IMG_5635.thumb.JPG.b19bac044dbdf3fed4c04be470f311f6.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

  • I found this Informative 16

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice trip report :)

That ?pterosaur tooth looks really good!

  • I found this Informative 2

Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy!

 

Q. Where do dinosaurs study?

A. At Khaan Academy!...

 

My ResearchGate profile

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Great report and pics! Thanks for sharing this with us! Also Congratulations on a nice trip!

  • I found this Informative 2

Dipleurawhisperer5.jpg

I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Looks like a great trip! Can't wait to see some more pictures of your finds and especially of the tooth :drool:

  • I found this Informative 2

Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

Belo.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Love the pics :fistbump: looks like a wonderful trip

  • I found this Informative 2

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We did get a complete plesiosaur from Dorset :P

 

7D6A299A-CE22-4C32-95EA-7C7F38757B1D.thumb.jpeg.b327b4c18d71b3748abc69f5b8353e18.jpeg

  • I found this Informative 5

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 7/30/2019 at 4:10 AM, Manticocerasman said:

7D6A299A-CE22-4C32-95EA-7C7F38757B1D.thumb.jpeg.b327b4c18d71b3748abc69f5b8353e18.jpeg

You know, complete plesiosaur specimens from anywhere in the world are really rare. That ought to be in a museum ;) 

  • I found this Informative 1

Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy!

 

Q. Where do dinosaurs study?

A. At Khaan Academy!...

 

My ResearchGate profile

Link to comment
Share on other sites

prep update:

I've done the prep on 3 Schloenbachia varians ammonites from Wight ( Cretaceous : Cenomanian )

 

1st one:

IMG_5663.thumb.JPG.efdb6aaa02b08fb096821102bd56504a.JPGIMG_5665.thumb.JPG.14dd42c10e207cf926dcd2dc8d90458b.JPGIMG_5667.thumb.JPG.9d4ea16d4d98202c92c53539c304b3b4.JPGIMG_5672.thumb.JPG.d17052919fc1bdd6e15f8600df12a069.JPG

 

2nd specimen:

quite an odd specimen, since it has no keel.

IMG_5676.thumb.JPG.f43f3002d705d45f95b455c7288840bd.JPGIMG_5677.thumb.JPG.09a3e524cbed5c0e563e66e2b5798129.JPG

 

3d one : a specimen found by Natalie, and a verry nice one with lots of spines.

While prepping I found a little bonus, a piece of heteromorph ammonite next to the ammonite. 

IMG_5687.thumb.JPG.f9367ac125b07ea25a0ee8b5fffde85b.JPGIMG_5688.thumb.JPG.19400a9e81830868d64fd463b51d954d.JPGIMG_5693.thumb.JPG.53e5f63d0dc2d1bd76b9057dd1d8e915.JPGIMG_5695.thumb.JPG.f281521a1339b32d83637f1ee01494c9.JPGIMG_5700.thumb.JPG.cc811300175048d435b0e7fa0615611d.JPGIMG_5704.thumb.JPG.a760f1518515ca71be1f5ef907d3876c.JPG

 

 

the 3 ammonites:

IMG_5713.thumb.JPG.95af17000bf4000e272258b1fe4ef041.JPG

  • I found this Informative 14

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Great report and finds, it looks like you had a good holiday.

 

John

  • I found this Informative 1

Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

23 hours ago, RuMert said:

Nice photos! Sights are astonishing, Natalie looks gorgeous. Would be great to see the lobster and the other finds.

I ve done the prep on the lobster :)

 

8016A43C-726C-464C-81F2-EC33ABFC38C1.thumb.jpeg.be8c8d985c6db7c5987fb771ed1e17ef.jpeg

  • I found this Informative 9

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 minutes ago, RuMert said:

Superb! Is it of Cretacious period? I wish I found Mezozoic lobster or crab myself. Nice massive ammonites too (the build, it looks great)

It is early Cretaceous: lower greensands.

Meyeria magna

  • I found this Informative 1

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 minutes ago, RuMert said:

Superb! Is it of Cretacious period? I wish I found Mezozoic lobster or crab myself. Nice massive ammonites too (the build, it looks great)

You find marine reptiles, that's pretty awesome too! :D Still on my wishing list to find any plesio :fingerscrossed:

  • I found this Informative 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

44 minutes ago, Natalie81 said:

You find marine reptiles, that's pretty awesome too! :D Still on my wishing list to find any plesio :fingerscrossed:

Thanks, I'm looking for something like this but still too far from finding it:D

  • I found this Informative 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 hours ago, Manticocerasman said:

IMG_5672.thumb.JPG.d17052919fc1bdd6e15f8600df12a069.JPG

Not likely -- wrong dentition. :heartylaugh:

  • I found this Informative 1

 

 

Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 7/29/2019 at 12:46 PM, Manticocerasman said:

 

vieuw on the camping from Wight:

IMG_5511.thumb.JPG.8484edd44a99fd484a9c315bb9f5f3fb.JPG

of to the beach:

 

 

IMG_5608.thumb.JPG.b9000bfa59c5094ddd1bc9c9ce802490.JPG

Dorset and Lyme regis:

IMG_5625.thumb.JPG.414398a31cc9e41b336bbc9193acc8eb.JPG

Ammonites everywhere :P

IMG_5630.thumb.JPG.72e804a3bbc388e26d92cb2e145a02bf.JPG

Mary Anning:

IMG_5632.thumb.JPG.fa5a683a55237b31d85ea21e65906457.JPGIMG_5635.thumb.JPG.b19bac044dbdf3fed4c04be470f311f6.JPG

Wow the view is gorgeous!!!! 

 

Really cool, I did a project all about Mary Anning and her achievements in the field of paleontology back in first year for one of my history projects.

Living in Europe would be sooooooooo nice for fossil hunting, you are lucky!

  • I found this Informative 1

-

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

an update on some more prepps:

 

IMG_6152.JPG.062fce25d595cb30eb0ef9e7663056d8.JPG

 

Mantelliceras mantelli:

IMG_6143.JPG.5941261758a1e18b47804095de647398.JPGIMG_6142.JPG.2d5483b9cf944a6562211f4cc781a04b.JPG

 

Mantelliceras saxbii:

IMG_6145.JPG.dcde412357fa080ad5e75da5b6070165.JPGIMG_6146.JPG.90baac9a448ad52f38d1171eb712dfea.JPG

 

a few nautiluses :)

IMG_6163.JPG.f669b9f8782bbf951e631517e78c4afb.JPG

 

  • I found this Informative 4

growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...