Ammonite Hunting in Yorkshire

[Welsh Wizard]

Found this the other day. A huge pleuroceras in a big ironstone nodule.

 

I haven’t had much luck with these as every time I’ve prepped one, only the outer whorl is there. This time I smacked it with a hammer and spilt the ammonite.

 

Im going to get it glued and prepped from the other side. Fingers crossed it’s all there. The ammonite looks like it’s about 7 inches.

 

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Decent size. 

[Welsh Wizard]

This is an ammonite from Robin Hoods Bay that I recently purchased. It’s a liparoceras sp. and whilst very common in Lyme Regis area, it’s very rare in Yorkshire. I found a partial one last year which I’m waiting to be prepped but I bought this as you don’t see many examples around.

 

This one is about 4.5 inches across and sits in an ironstone nodule.
 

 

 

[Bobby Rico]

That’s a beautiful specimen as you said very rare form Yorkshire. I found them in Cotswolds and Lyme Regis but the preservation is not as good as this one. Nice purchase mate 

[Ludwigia]

Yes, I agree that that's a very well preserved Liparoceras. Most of the ones from the south are missing their inner whorls.

[rocket]

boa, never seen such a good Liparoceras from Yorkshire. Found only fragments myself, never a half or more one

[Welsh Wizard]

1 hour ago, rocket said:

boa, never seen such a good Liparoceras from Yorkshire. Found only fragments myself, never a half or more one

You can find them. They are pretty rare

[Welsh Wizard]

On 1/13/2023 at 4:58 PM, Welsh Wizard said:

First find of the year. Hunting for ammonites and a fish turns up.

 

Split nodule from Jurassic, toarcian, upper lias. Identification of fish unknown.

 

I’ll have to get someone to prep it for me.

 

 

 

 

 

A friend of mine has just finished preparation of this fish I found a few months ago. No identification yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Welsh Wizard]

A nice large split dactylioceras commune. I found this specimen at Port Mulgrave near Whitby and I will leave it as is and not prep further.

 

[Notidanodon]

Pin point centre!

[rocket]

On 4/8/2023 at 1:44 PM, Welsh Wizard said:

A friend of mine has just finished preparation of this fish I found a few months ago. No identification yet.

 

         

 

 

When I have a close look on the scales I would assume it might be Pholidophorus

[fifbrindacier]

You have nice pieces here, and i love the scenery.

[Welsh Wizard]

8 hours ago, rocket said:

When I have a close look on the scales I would assume it might be Pholidophorus

Hi @rocket. It’s been identified as a pachycormus sp.
 

Nick

[rocket]

7 hours ago, Welsh Wizard said:

Hi @rocket. It’s been identified as a pachycormus sp.
 

Nick

Hi Nick, thanks. Pachycormus, hm, who identified it as Pachycormus? Scales are different, never seen a Pachy like this but some Pholis...

Edited April 27, 2023 by rocket

[rocket]

i add a pic of the tail from a Pachycormide (last pic), has less scales

and one from a Pholi (pic in the middle) and one from an unknown one, think it is something like a Thrissops (first one)

all lower jurassic, toarc, like yours

perhaps it helps a bit

 

[Everhardus]

Congratz on the Liparoceras, very nice one !

[Welsh Wizard]

On 4/30/2023 at 1:59 PM, rocket said:

i add a pic of the tail from a Pachycormide (last pic), has less scales

and one from a Pholi (pic in the middle) and one from an unknown one, think it is something like a Thrissops (first one)

all lower jurassic, toarc, like yours

perhaps it helps a bit

 

thanks

 

I’ll take a look

[Mart1980]

Your fossil hunting trips look amazing. Beautiful surroundings which yield impressive photos. Nice finds too, your preparations look very successful. I will continue to follow this topic 

[LiamL]

Great posts Nick

[Welsh Wizard]

3 hours ago, LiamL said:

Great posts Nick

Thanks Liam

[Welsh Wizard]

When we were in Whitby the other day, my wife found this bashed rock on the harbour beach.

 

 

 

 

That’s the little beach below where you can see the rock armour.

 

 

We had been for a walk around the town before going out for a meal so we weren’t looking for fossils but I picked it up and took it back to our cottage as we were staying in one of the white houses.

 

Glued together:

 

 

Started to prepare:

 

 

Cracks filled and size reduced and surface ground down.

 

 

Ammonite crack painted with acrylic:

 

 

Just need to paint rock to blend in filler and I’m done.

 

A Pseudolioceras sp.

[ClearLake]

On 4/22/2023 at 4:16 AM, Welsh Wizard said:

A nice large split dactylioceras commune. I found this specimen at Port Mulgrave near Whitby and I will leave it as is and not prep further.

That split perfectly, very nice!

[Welsh Wizard]

Found last year and back from prep. A small multi block from North Yorkshire containing arnioceras sp. and Euagassiceras sp. I’ve not found a Euagassiceras before and they are quite rare from Yorkshire. Note, these rocks are really hard and difficult to prep. They can be quite soul destroying so I’m really pleased with how this has turned out.

 

 

 

 

As found

 

[Welsh Wizard]

Tidied the piece up above so you could see the Euagassiceras better. A bit pyritic in the centre but it has some lovely spines. 

 

 

[Welsh Wizard]

Latest on that big arnioceras block. Glued back together and prep continues.