Manticocerasman Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 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 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: vieuw on the camping from Wight: of to the beach: no fossils to be seen Lots of beach to prospect: Still looking for bone in the shingle: sunset on Wight: to the cenomanian chalk: ammonites the Sealion: possible pterosaur tooth: footprints Oligoceene deposits: A vieuw on Wight before we leave: Dorset and Lyme regis: Ammonites everywhere Mary Anning: 16 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Nice trip report That ?pterosaur tooth looks really good! 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 More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Nice photos! Sights are astonishing, Natalie looks gorgeous. Would be great to see the lobster and the other finds. 2 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Great report and pics! Thanks for sharing this with us! Also Congratulations on a nice trip! 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Here's a better pic of our friend the sealion 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Looks like a great trip! Can't wait to see some more pictures of your finds and especially of the tooth 2 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Love the pics looks like a wonderful trip 2 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Great pics and trip report. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 We did get a complete plesiosaur from Dorset 5 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Nice report.Thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 4:10 AM, Manticocerasman said: You know, complete plesiosaur specimens from anywhere in the world are really rare. That ought to be in a museum 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 More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 prep update: I've done the prep on 3 Schloenbachia varians ammonites from Wight ( Cretaceous : Cenomanian ) 1st one: 2nd specimen: quite an odd specimen, since it has no keel. 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. the 3 ammonites: 14 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Watch out for that Plesiosaur! He may take a bite out of that Schloenbachia! 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Great report and finds, it looks like you had a good holiday. John 1 Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 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 9 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Superb! Is it of Cretacious period? I wish I found Mezozoic lobster or crab myself. Nice massive ammonites too (the build, it looks great) My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 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 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 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! Still on my wishing list to find any plesio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 44 minutes ago, Natalie81 said: You find marine reptiles, that's pretty awesome too! Still on my wishing list to find any plesio Thanks, I'm looking for something like this but still too far from finding it 2 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: Not likely -- wrong dentition. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Beautiful spiny ammonites - WOW!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emthegem Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 12:46 PM, Manticocerasman said: vieuw on the camping from Wight: of to the beach: Dorset and Lyme regis: Ammonites everywhere Mary Anning: 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! 1 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli99 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Great finds and very cool to see them prepped! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 an update on some more prepps: Mantelliceras mantelli: Mantelliceras saxbii: a few nautiluses 4 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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