A prolific site - but many of the fossils in the shales disintegrate as soon as you look at them! Others though are more sturdy - especially ammonites cracked open in the blue grey cobbles. We found good examples of
Dactylioceras commune (not photographed -yet!) and the belemnite is
Acrocoelites sp. The oysters shown are
Pseudomytiloides dubius.
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| The 'path' - it'd recommend going down the steps and up the rope! |
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Top left - a belemnite with its impression.
Bottom left - a bivalve - Dacryomya ovum.
Top right - tiny shiny bivalves and bottom right the flaky shale full of fossils. |
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| Left: A cobble that someone else had left both halves of. |
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| Ammonite and oysters. |
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| Walking amongst the beach dwellings at the back of the beach you realise the path is made up of broken ammonites! |
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