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  1. Location: Tankerton, Kent, UK Epoch and Age: Eocene; Ypresian Geology: London Clay formation Date visited: 3 March 2024 This is written with an intent to help other people visiting Tankerton, rather than to brag about all the great finds I had (of which there were none). We decided to try out this location as prior in the week there had been substantial rain storms with high winds, so I thought perhaps scouring conditions may occur to reveal the clay. I was wrong. At roughly an hour before low tide there was a great deal of shingle/pebbles on the beach, but also a fair amount of silt. I trekked out as far as I could go while my daughter and husband went to play in the sandy part of the upper foreshore, but met with no luck. We were about 200m west of Long Rock, as the UK Fossils website <https://ukfossils.co.uk/2012/01/24/tankerton/> had said that was the best area. Perhaps the low tide also wasn’t low enough? I also don’t have any experience looking for nodule beds, whereas someone else may have been able to locate them amongst the pebbles. Everything looked more or less the same to me, apart from a couple of ‘rivers’ running from the foreshore into the sea, which I did investigate to no avail. Upon further reading, it seems that scouring conditions are difficult to predict and really require substantial winds at the time of the visit, creating that ‘wavy’ pattern on the sediment of the beach. I looked at some picture of ‘scouring conditions’, and it definitely was not like that when we went. Unfortunately, this meant that the finds were thin and far between. I only found one nodule of the correct type – that light brown ‘milky tea’ colour, and unfortunately it was empty. My daughter really likes ‘sea treasure’, and I did find a few pieces of old pottery, so she was delighted with those bits. One is in her bed to keep it safe and didn’t make it into the photo as I dare not remove it. As far as other finds go, the only thing I’m pleased with is a tiny fragment of pyritised crinoid stem. I thought it was a stick when I went to pick it up, but couldn’t break it with my fingernail, and upon closer inspection the rings around the outside are visible. It doesn’t have a star pattern, though, just round. I've attached my reference image, too. I found a couple of things that might be lobster burrows (B and C); I noticed the presence of an outer ring around a central core, so that’s where I got my identification. I would be grateful if someone could confirm/correct this guess. D and E have interesting shapes. D appears to have some small pores at the top of what looks like branch stems, so perhaps some sort of coral structure? E is a very smooth long oval shape, and has a tiny section of pattern. Not sure, but thought the shape might be suggestive (of what, I couldn’t say). F has a nice colour and perhaps an imprint on the inside? That could certainly be a geologic formation, but didn’t want to rule it out. G (on main photo) I think is half of the outside of a worm burrow. It could be man-made, but the material does seem to be rock rather than concrete. H (on main photo) appears to have a number of tiny worm burrows digging into the material. I found a few pieces like this, so just took one as an example. My other that was that it was more recent sea creatures digging into it as there was a fair amount of seaweed growing on it stuck fast – is there a way to tell? I is another interesting one, and not sure if it’s geologic in nature. The round circles in the middle are of a different quality from the rest of the matrix, and I’m hoping that someone can indicate whether it’s fossil material or just a different mineral inside. Regardless, it looks cool and is the only one of its type I found. A few neat stones, some larger worn shell pieces, and a few shells my daughter picked up round out the collection. My improvement points would be to definitely make sure the conditions are correct in order to not be met with disappointment and frustration. Perhaps if someone is really experienced in spotting the cream-coloured nodules they would do fine in just a low tide, but it proved beyond my capacities. We still had a great time as the wind was very mild, particularly in the first hour, and it wasn’t raining (about all you could ask for in early March). It’s a lot of fun to check out new locations, and at the very least you learn something for the next trip! Cheers!
  2. Cakemummy

    What is this please?

    Found this in the garden, my mum was using it as a weight to hold down the drain cover. Please can you help identify it? We know nothing about fossils! Found in Kent, UK Near the beach but in the garden. It's about 8 inches long. 0BBD6692-0100-4D7C-816A-E82A4A68885E.heic
  3. Ben OBrien

    ID required, please

    Hello all. Today was our first First foray into ‘shark tooth hunting’, as my kids put it. Found a fair few red herrings (crab claws) but also found the attached. We would love to get an ID if possible. Just over 3cm long and 1.5cm wide. Found along North Kent coast (Uk) much obliged Ben
  4. chatping

    Minster, Isle of Sheppey Oct 2021

    Hi guys Went over to Sheppey yesterday to see what I could find... I'm a total novice, so I tend to pick up anything with an interesting shape and/or texture. Found some pyritised wood/twigs, a bit of crab in a phosphatic nodule, a little gastropod and some very round seed pods. The following pics are of the ones I had trouble figuring out due to their shapes resembling other things. Any clues would be great! Thanks ONE I'd like to think it's some kind of pointy reptile scute, but from my browse online it's possibly a pyritised seed husk? 3rd pic shows the depth of the piece and a VERY smooth and shiny blob inside TWO & THREE LEFT: Again, probably a seed pod/husk. Has a pitted texture similar to a piece of crab shell, but a lot less uniform. Kinda reminds me of a Tapir toe RIGHT: Possibly a shrimp? lobster? Maybe some clustered belemnite parts? Looks like a very full hot dog bun haha. Had to wet it to bring out the details. FOUR I thought some encased bone or wood? Online research leads me to believe it could be a lobster burrow? The back is solid light brown rock with no inner black part showing through. FIVE Had to dunk this one in some water to get the details and colour to come out. 3rd pic looks a lot darker and shinier for some reason, but it's not coal. Fossilised wood- with possible bug borings? (based on the dotty parts in the 2nd pic) Hopefully there's something vaguely interesting here haha Thanks for looking
  5. Hi, I am new to the forum and glad to be amongst fellow enthusiasts. I recently made a rather wet and windy visit to Warden Point (Kent, UK). Amongst the usual pyritised shells, seed pods and wood on the foreshore I found 4 items that totally escape me and I would be grateful if any of you could provide any pointers. The first appeared to be a tooth but on closer examination seems to be either a conical piece of coral or a shell? The second seems to be a small section or articulation but I’ve no idea if this would be plant or animal? The third look like a section of bone with an appearance of flesh like indentations. On the final piece my mind was totally confused. Whilst I know pyritises can take on odd shapes but I started to convince myself that this was a small skull (2 eye orbits and a nose section) highly unlikely but worth asking the question. Many thanks for any help you can offer. Whatever the outcome I had a fine day and even bumped into the remains of a WWII sound mirror – an acoustic forerunner of radar, lying on the shore with an actual concrete radar station that had slipped down the cliff face intact, amazing. Best regards Keith
  6. JulianP

    Possible Bone Found

    Hey there, This is my first post so please excuse any newbie blunders. I found this bone or other long thing lying on the beach at Tankerton, Kent, UK part of the London Clay formation this week, 14th July 2020. The London Clay formation is said to be early/lower eocene. To me, a layman to palaeontology and Osteology, it seems like a leg bone, perhaps tibia because of it triangular shape at one end?!?! I was told by a young gentleman on the beach that Mammouth have been found there as well in the past. That is about as far as my knowledge goes. I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks
  7. I kayaked for five miles on a day with a heat index of 108 degs and found some killer stuff. The Paleo Dalton point made my day. Rare to find mosasaur in this creek but I still managed to find a few verts. The big nautilus was beat up but looks good in my rock garden. The old bottle is a duraglas bottle from 1953.
  8. Calli99

    Trip to Folkestone

    Went to Folkestone (Early Cretaceous, Albian) for the second time a couple of weeks ago. Last time I mostly climbed among the big rocks looking in the gaps for fossils but this time due to some poor navigating we accessed the beach from the opposite end this time around. This turned out well though as this stretch of beach has few of those big rocks but good access to the cliffs and slumps. We ended up spending most of the trip picking through the cliff base and fresh fall. This produced some nice ammonites, though it was still difficult to find whole ammonites as is the case with this location. We also found some nice gastropods well preserved, though very delicate, in the clay, as well as belemnites, bivalves and lots of ammonite fragments. My favourite find is the Eutrephoceras clementinum nautilus as I believe they are fairly rare and the colours on it are great. Also the Euhoplites proboscideus is a lovely shade and nicely detailed (Good find boyfriend). ID's are somewhat tentative so if you have any suggestions I'd be grateful. ??
  9. Notidanodon

    Pleistocene Folkestone fossils

    Hi guys hope the photos are all right, I was wondering if anyone could help me ID these fossils, also does anyone know about the nature of the Pleistocene deposits there thanks again, will 1.bovid? 2 looks almost like lama 3.bovid? 4.bovid again? 5.lamna again? 6.horse 7.bovid x2?
  10. Whisky Mac

    Small but perfectly formed

    I live in Thanet, England - classic White Cliffs country, chalky and flinty. Found this amongst the gravel in my driveway, so may be local, might not. Centimetre rule, so about 3 cm by 2 cm by 2cm.
  11. Yoda

    Freebie ID

    I received these 3 items as a freebie together with another purchase I made. Seller does not know what they are And only collection info is Kent, England. He does not know the exact location Largest is 1 cm Any ideas??
  12. Mctapmonkey

    Cretaceous marine thing?

    This came from the beach at Dumpton Gap in Kent. The site is mostly cretaceous chalk with bands of flint and produces sea urchins but I don't know what this is. My suspicion is sponge but I may have to stand in pseudes corner with my face to the wall.
  13. A recent acquisition that I bought just because it's beautiful. Impressions of cidarids crop up quite often in Cretaceous flint but I've never been lucky enough to find one (and I live in the wrong area). Probably Temnocidaris sp., Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Kent coast, southern England. Test fragment 13mm across
  14. jackp93

    First outing

    Hi all I hope you all go easy as this is my first post. I have just come back from a day out at Botany Bay in Kent. This is my first attempt at fossil hunting, and this is the most fossil looking object that I could find. I would appreciate any information that people can give if it is a fossil or if its not.To me it looks like leaves have wrapped round he rock but that may just be me being over optimistic. Thanks Jack
  15. Calli99

    Trip to Folkestone

    Hi all, went to Folkestone, Kent a few weeks ago for the first time and came back with a pretty decent haul of ammonites (a lot of fragments and a fair few completes) as well as bivalves and gastropods. I think some of my finds are pretty cool so thought I'd share them with you all. I'll include my IDs but please bear with me as I am quite new to this and have certainly got some (if not most) of them wrong - so please chime in with suggestions and answers! all are from the Gault Clay, early cretaceous (Albian).anahoplites sp.anahoplites sp.no idea what these two are, as you can see they are very squashed and thin. Euhoplites sp.Eoscaphites subcircularis
  16. Chris Kimo

    Hi guys I need help...

    Hi guys, I need help identifying what i think might be a fossilized Lobster tail and maybe a part of another unknown crustacean.
  17. Hope some of the UK members can be of assistance. I want to go on my first collecting trip this summer, and have been doing a bit of research. One of my main interests is plants. I live in Hertfordshire, and the nearest location I can find that has plant material is Betteshanger in Kent. It's over 200 miles round trip, so not that close to me. Has anyone collected there? Did you come away with a decent number of finds. Does anyone know of any plant locations nearer to me? Thanks
  18. So I found these fossils around Tukwila Washington. I'm not looking for an ID but I'd just like to share with you some of the gastropods and bivalves I found along the way And for all you Washington fossil hunters, don't listen to people who say you need to be in Utah to find fossils, they are everywhere here (Information: These come from the Eocene time period 40 million years ago. Some of these fossils are Turritella Uvasana (Identified by Professional) some gastropods, some pecten looking shells (still not sure) and bivalves of unknown species.)
  19. Hello I found this at the isle of sheppey months ago and am still unsure what it is. It does remind me of bone, I was thinking a partial jaw bone of something but unsure, any help with be appreciated, found at the isle of sheppey, Kent, UK.
  20. D.George

    Dissertation help!

    I'm doing a dissertation project on the Wanstum Channel, a historic sea channel in East Kent dividing the Isle of Thanet and Kent. The channel was formed by rising sea levels at the end of the last glacial period however had silted up during the medieval age. My work focuses primarily on the physical geography and the lasting legacy of the channel. However whilst undertaking some borehole work roughly 100m from the River Stour (what remains of the Wantsum Channel) I have uncovered a small shell piece fragment around 2-3mm in diameter. If i could have this fragment identified it would mean I could use the fragment as a proxy for climatic and environmental conditions of the time, which will make a great talking point! I'll be able to take further photos tomorrow with rulers to get exact measurements, but any help will be great. Cheers
  21. Bobby Rico

    Scaphites

    From the album: Bobby’s ammonites

    Scaphites Lower Chalk, mid Cenomanian Sussex Uk
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