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There are nearly always people collecting at Bracklesham Bay. Fossils can simply be picked up, washed up on top of the sand, you can normally come back with bags full of decent finds. During scouring tides the formation is exposed and the beach is covered in shark and ray teeth, and bivalve shells. |
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Highly Fossilferious Chalk, packed with Ammonites, Nautilus, Echinoid's, Brachiopods, Bivalves and Crinoids. This is one of the best chalk locations in the UK and is full of surprises. Recommended to all keen Chalk fossil hunters. |
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World famous site for its highly Fossilferious Chalk, packed with a wide range of different Echinoid species, Brachiopods, Bivalves and Crinoids. This is one of the best chalk locations in the UK for zonal variety. Recommended to all keen Chalk fossil hunters. |
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Hastings, one of the only places outside the Isle of Wight, where Dinosaur bones can be found. This popular and important site has yielded some important finds over the years. Fish, shark, plant, reptile remains and shells can also be collected. Keep a look out for Dinosaur Footprints. |
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Continuing from Hastings, This popular and important site has yielded some important finds over the years. Fish, shark, plant, reptile remains and shells can also be collected. This site is exceptional for small mammal and fish remains. Crocodile Teeth also turn up. |
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Sometimes Bognor can be a stoney beach, the next a long golden sandy coastline and during scouring tides it can be a muddy heaven for fossil hunters. Rich in Shells, Insects and Plants, and in particular large well preserved superb shells. Its either returning with nothing or bags full. |
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Some lovely Echinoid's can be found at Peacehaven. including some superb large Echinocorys cincta. This locality is also good for fish remains which can be found on the foreshore. |
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A famous location since the storms of November 2000 unearthed dinosaur track ways exposed on the foreshore. Other finds during scouring conditions are fish, crocodile, turtle and dinosaur remains. |
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The chalk at Beachy Head can contain some lovely fossils, unfortunately cliff falls are not that common and the chalk on the foreshore is often covered with algae. However echinoid's are not uncommon. |
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