Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hamites sp. think this is Pseudohelicoceras sp. some nice belemnites as well! There were plenty of others as well that I will be posting in the id section for some help! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Forgot to add this lovely coral and some negative ammonite impressions, also some bivalves. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 for the Id of those fossils I'd recommend those 2 books : I'll check yout your finds later this evening in those to see if I can put a name on your finds. the last picture ( the bivalves ) are : Actinoceramus sulcatus 4 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Very nice haul! Especially love the Hamites and the Pseudohelicoceras 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 More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, Calli99 said: this one is : Euhoplites armatus 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 pseudhelicoceras sp. is correct , the whole name is : Pseudhelicoceras gaultinum so is Hamites sp. ( I can't tell the exact genus on this one ) 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said: Very nice haul! Especially love the Hamites and the Pseudohelicoceras Thank you! I found quite a few other Hamites fragments but this one is by far the best! Although I did find this large fella too. Was thrilled by the Pseudohelicoceras! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Manticocerasman said: pseudhelicoceras sp. is correct , the whole name is : Pseudhelicoceras gaultinum so is Hamites sp. ( I can't tell the exact genus on this one ) Thank you so much for your IDs! I will be looking up your book recommendations too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Beautiful ammonites and nice little coral! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Lovely finds! That place is definitely on my bucket list. As in, "bucket of fossils". Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks guys! 3 hours ago, Heteromorph said: Beautiful ammonites and nice little coral! Thanks for sharing. Thank you, I believe the coral is Caryophyllia sp. 3 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Lovely finds! That place is definitely on my bucket list. As in, "bucket of fossils". Don Yes I found that my bag and my pockets were completely full. It really was amazing - as soon as you bend down for a closer look, you find that there are too many fossils vying for your attention all at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 So that's why I'm ADHD?? Other people: "Oh look, something shiny". Me: "Oh look, something old". Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Haha, love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 That looks like a really fun place to collect! What a nice assortment of ammonites and other creatures. I like to travel to go fossil collecting, but the UK will take a little extra planning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Nice finds! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 the squashed one looks like a Mortoniceras. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 thanks everyone! @ClearLake I do feel very lucky to live here, I'm sure it would be worth the trip for you! @David in Japan I think you may be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Great finds, but I especially love the Euhoplites armatus - it's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeri_R Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Those are really great fantastic finds! Next octobre i'll go to Cap Blanc Nez with the Belgian Society for Paleontology. I hope to learn more about ammonites, their environment and hopefully I'll find some Maybe one day I can visit Folkenstone too. I just looked it up and it looks a great place for fossil hunting! Since it's so far off, there must be so much to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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