Have you ever been fossil hunting?

username2088165

Hey everyone!

I am in Dorset at the moment on holiday, and my mum and I have been going fossil hunting every day. We have found quite a few fossils so far, mainly ammonites and belemnites!

So I thought I'd ask whether any of you have been fossil hunting! Where did you go, and what did you find, if anything? :h:

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Reply 1

M14B

Yes when I was around 13 I went through a stage where I wanted to be a geologist

Reply 2

username2088165

Original post by M14B

Yes when I was around 13 I went through a stage where I wanted to be a geologist

I'm still in that stage haha, I'm doing a geology degree :tongue:

Reply 3

User2650803

Original post by Leviathan1741

I used to do this all the time in my garden but I don't think it counts as I found nothing :biggrin:

Reply 4

username2088165

Original post by Gaya Ramanathan

I used to do this all the time in my garden but I don't think it counts as I found nothing :biggrin:

Aww I used to do that too! I found a golf ball :biggrin:

Reply 5

User2650803

Original post by Leviathan1741

Aww I used to do that too! I found a golf ball :biggrin:

I always used to find broken pottery etc. :smile:

Reply 6

Gapyearstudent54

Original post by Leviathan1741

I live in Dorset! and the best place is Lyme regis beach (it has like 127 steps down to it or something) I've found the most amazing fossils, like pyrite-covered immaculate ammonites. Take wellies and a hammer though! (oh and a strong bag!)

Reply 7

the bear

the Lower Jurassic rocks and soils exposed in Gloucestershire yielded abundant belemnites and mollusc fossils such as Gryphaea which we called Devil's Toenails.

Reply 8

xsarawr

no

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I like looking for old coins in the ground.

Reply 11

Gapyearstudent54

Original post by the bear

I found one of these once on the beach

Reply 12

username1539513

Original post by Leviathan1741

Yes, I went to Clitheroe last year to look for some crinoid fossils in the disused quarry area over there. I returned with crinoid fossils so I was very pleased

Reply 13

username2088165

Ah that's nice! I found a piece of crinoid stem on Seatown beach while I was on holiday :smile:

Reply 14

RobML

Original post by Leviathan1741

I've been fossil hunting in Lyme Regis a couple of times, and like you all I found was a few crummy ammonites and belemnites. Crossing my fingers you find a complete plesiosaur soon

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username2088165

Original post by RobML

I've been fossil hunting in Lyme Regis a couple of times, and like you all I found was a few crummy ammonites and belemnites. Crossing my fingers you find a complete plesiosaur soon

Cool, we didn't end up going to Lyme Regis in the end! We didn't manage to find a plesiosaur unfortunately, just the ammonites, belemnites and a piece of crinoid stem :tongue:

Reply 16

Plagioclase

I haven't actually gone anywhere with the sole intention of finding fossils for fun but I've gone looking for fossils on several field trips :smile:

My favourite stuff is probably fossil coral. I haven't actually got any samples myself although I have got a very nice Gigantoproductus.

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Reply 17

username1539513

Original post by Leviathan1741

Ah that's nice! I found a piece of crinoid stem on Seatown beach while I was on holiday :smile:

Just a stem? The pic I posted in the geology society is my crinoid fossils, if you look closely you would be able to see the crinoid stems in the matrix haha