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Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach walk in a loose shale slab and opened up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid

Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach walk… It was trapped beneath a huge boulder! In the same video we opened the nodule up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here are two Jurassic Age nodules we found on the beach! We hoped they would contain Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic! 😁 The first nodule was completely empty, with a little persuasion from the hammer the second rock in the video split perfectly in half to reveal a stunning Dactylioceras Ammonite fossil! 🦕🦖 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a very suspicious rock that we found encased in shale on a recent beach walk! In the same video we opened the nodule up with our geology hammer and chisel! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here are two spherical rocks that we found on the beach! Once extracted we opened them up with our hammer 🏝🌊 Inside the first nodule, nothing! 😍🦑 Inside the second, a stunning ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 185 Million Years Old 💀 it would have swam the seas as prey for Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Marine Crocodiles! Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here’s a huge stone filled with tiny Jurassic shell fossils that we found on a recent fossil hunt, the shell fossils are so intricate and have a lovely mottled shell pattern! Would you have known that they were there? 🦕🦖 We also expose a perfect Jurassic Belemnite (Squid-like creature) which was in a large loose shale slab🦑🦑 This is the ‘Belemnite Guard’, which was the tough inner part of the belemnite 🏝 The soft tissue rarely preserved properly, however many great examples have been found in other parts of the world 🌎 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a small pyritic rock that we found in a large shale slab and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The slabs had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some new material perfect for containing fossils. Inside the first… Nothing! Inside the second, some lovely eleganticeras elegantulum ammonites from the Jurassic! They are roughly 180 million years old! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach walk! In the same video we opened the nodule up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here is a stunning example of a Yorkshire Dactylioceras a Semicelatum Ammonite that we found on the beach in a huge loose shale slab 🦑 The surrounding stone is easily broken away to reveal the specimen within. This ancient creature would have swam the seas around 180 Million Years ago 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here’s an outstanding example of a Jurassic Ichthyosaur Vertebrae section! This is one of the very first pieces of bone we found! 😍🦕 The intricate details are truly something to behold! This rock was totally FULL of treasure! We’ve never seen a rock THIS filled with jurassic ammonite fossils before! 🤯😍 🔬🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

We came across this huge egg shaped stone with some calcite veins running though it and decided to investigate further 🦕 Although it’s not a fossil we thought it was still worth checking on the off chance something was hidden within. On this occasion there was a some beautiful white calcite and even some fossil wood within! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire

This rock was extracted from within a loose block of soft shale! 🪨 We were hoping for a fossil to be preserved inside 🦕 After opening it up, we were wo pleased with this discovery! Take a look at what happened! We also find a huge shale slab containing Ichthyosaur vertebrae and a huge nodule containing some fossil poo! 😍🦖 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is an ammonite fossil that we found in a freshly fallen shale slab and opened up on the beach with our trusty geology hammer 🏝🌊 Inside, a beautiful Dactylioceras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here’s one of our favourite jaws (rostrums) 🐊🦖 It’s from an extinct beastly crocodile 🏝😍 The robust jaw is encrusted with deep tooth sockets, still intact after 180 Million Years 💀🦖🐊🦑 Look at those teeth! 🤯😱 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are two Jurassic Age nodules we found on the beach! We hoped they would contain Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic! 😁 The first nodule was completely empty, with a little persuasion from the hammer the second rock in the video split perfectly in half to reveal a stunning Dactylioceras Ammonite fossil! 🦕🦖 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire

Here are many spherical rocks that we found in loose shingle after they fell from the cliff! We opened them up with our hammer 🏝🌊 Inside the first nodule, a stunning eleganticeras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 Inside the second, an even bigger Ammonite Specimen! These ammonites are around 185 Million Years Old and would have swam the seas as prey for Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Marine Crocodiles! 🐊🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are two ammonite stones that we found in a fresh shale slab amongst the boulders and opened up with our hammer on the beach 🏝🌊 Inside both, a stunning dactylioceras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 185 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are lots of Jurassic Age nodules we found on the beach in loose shale slabs! We hoped they would contain fossils from the Jurassic! The soft shale is made up of clay and silt and once exposed to the elements after falling from the cliff, these large lumps of shale decompress and become very unstable! 😁 The first nodule contained a beautiful tenuicostatum Ammonite fossil… With a little persuasion from the hammer the second rock in the video split perfectly in half to reveal a stunning Eleganticeras Ammonite fossil! The final rock in the video contained a coprolite fossil! (Fossil poo) 🦕🦖 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a HUGE ammonite rock that we found on one of our fossil hunts and revealed on the beach with our geology hammer and chisel 🏝🌊 Inside, a partial hildoceras ammonite from the Upper Lias, Lower Jurassic 😍🦑 Unfortunately most ammonites preserved in this particular type of material are often either crushed or only partial specimens like this one! This Hildoceras lusitanicum ammonite is around 180 Million Years Old 💀! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here’s a beautiful ammonite rock that we found amongst the boulders and opened up with our trusty hammer 🏝🌊 Inside, a stunning ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 185 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are many spherical rocks that we found in a loose shale slab after they fell from the cliff! We opened them up with our hammer 🏝🌊 Inside the first nodule, nothing! 😍🦑 What will be in the second and third nodule? Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are two Jurassic Age nodules we found on the beach! We hoped they would contain Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic! 😁 The first nodule was completely empty but with a little persuasion from the hammer the second rock in the video split perfectly in half to reveal some stunning Dactylioceras tenuicostatum Ammonite fossils! 🦕🦖 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

This long string of circular structures is actually part of the spine from an Ichthyosaur! 🐬🦈 Often, these bones are found scattered around, so to find them all in close proximity makes finding these so much more special🔬🧬🏝 The intricate details are truly something to behold! 🔬Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here are a three Jurassic age rocks that we found in large shale slabs and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The slabs had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some new material perfect for containing fossils. Inside one, some tiny eleganticeras ammonites from the Jurassic! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here is a naturally spherical stone that we found! It was in a loose shale slab after falling from the cliff onto the beach... Once extracted we opened it up with our hammer… Inside the nodule, some stunning eleganticeras ammonites along with some dmall bivalve shell fossils from the Jurassic 🐊🔨 These ammonites are around 185 Million Years Old and looked a little like modern day squid! They would have swam the seas as prey for Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Marine Crocodiles! 🦑 They are one of the most common types of fossils to find in our area however there are particular ammonite variations which are incredibly rare! #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here’s a huge pyrite nodule we cracked open, we were hoping it would contain some Eleganticeras ammonites from the Jurassic! 😍🏝Unfortunately we were out of luck with this particular nodule but we did manage to find some fossil poo! More often than not these nodules will be completely empty! 🦕🦖 For ammonite rocks with guaranteed ammonites inside to crack open, please visit our official online store yorkshirefossils.NET (link in bio) or message directly on Instagram @yorkshire.fossils 🦕 For more videos, check our on YouTube / TikTok! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

On one of our recent hunts we came across this huge round stone with some calcite veins running though it and decided to investigate further 🦕 Although it’s not a fossil we thought it was still worth checking on the off chance something was hidden within. On this occasion there was a some beautiful white calcite 🦕 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a spherical nodule we cracked open, we hoped it would contain an Eleganticeras ammonite from the Jurassic! 😍🏝 With a smooth strike of the hammer the rock split perfectly in half to reveal some beautifully preserved ammonite specimens 🦕🦖🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a stunning example of a Yorkshire Eleganticeras Ammonite and a fossil poo that we found on the beach in a huge loose shale slab 🦑 The surrounding stone is easily broken away to reveal the specimen within. This ancient creature would have swam the seas around 180 Million Years ago 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

This rounded rock was opened after a long day of fossil hunting! 😍🤯 The fossil encased inside was simply remarkable, one of our favourite species! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a stunning example of a Yorkshire Peronoceras Sp. Ammonite that we found by the beach in a huge shale fall 🦑 The surrounding soft shale is easily broken away to reveal the specimen within. This ancient creature would have swam the seas around 180 Million Years ago 💀 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here’s an ammonite rock that we found in shale after a recent cliff fall and opened up with our hammer 🏝🌊 Inside, a stunning gracile ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 185 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Check out this brown shell fossil that we found hiding within soft shale whilst fossil hunting on the beach! It’s not the biggest of finds but still nice to see! A lovely shiny shell over 185 million years old perfectly preserved! 🦖🦕🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a stunning example of a Yorkshire Dactylioceras Tenuicostatum Ammonite that we found on the beach in a huge loose shale slab 🦑 The surrounding stone is easily broken away to reveal the specimen within. This ancient creature would have swam the seas around 180 Million Years ago 💀🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach walk… It was trapped beneath a huge boulder! In the same video we opened the nodule up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here are two huge, perfectly round nodules we cracked open, we hoped they would contain Eleganticeras ammonites from the Jurassic! 😍🏝 With a smooth strike of the hammer both the rocks split perfectly in half 🦕🦖 Unfortunately they were completely empty 🏝 We did manage to find some crushed shell and ammonite fossils in some soft shale! 🦑 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Exposing an ammonite fossil and a perfect Jurassic Belemnite (Squid-like creature) which was in a large loose shale slab🦑🦑 This is the ‘Belemnite Guard’, which was the tough inner part of the belemnite 🏝 The soft tissue rarely preserved properly, however many great examples have been found in other parts of the world 🌎 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is an ammonite that we found in a loose shale slab on the beach 🏝🌊 These ammonites are around 185 Million Years Old 💀 As well as this we are exposing a perfect Jurassic Belemnite (Squid-like creature) which was in soft clay 🦑🦑 This is the ‘Belemnite Guard’, which was the tough inner part of the belemnite 🏝 The soft tissue rarely preserved properly, however many great examples have been found in other parts of the world 🌎 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here’s a huge stone filled with Jurassic shell fossils that we found on a recent afternoon fossil hunt, the shell fossils are so intricate and have a lovely mottled shell pattern! 🦕🦖 Thanks in advance for supporting the page #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

On one of our recent hunts we came across this huge round stone with some calcite veins running though it and decided to investigate further 🦕 Although it’s not a fossil we thought it was still worth checking on the off chance something was hidden within. On this occasion there was a some beautiful white calcite within! Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here’s one of our Golden Nodules 😍🤯 The large nodule has an outer coating of Iron Pyrite 💎🔬 The ammonite inside is an Eleganticeras, around 185 Million Years Old, older than the majority of the land dinosaurs! 🦖🌲 #cannon #ball #fossil #fossils #cannonball #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

On one of our recent hunts we came across this huge round stone with some calcite veins running though it and decided to investigate further 🦕 Although it’s not a fossil we thought it was still worth checking on the off chance something was hidden within. On this occasion there was a partial harpoceras sp. Ammonite within! 🦕 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a Jurassic Age nodule we found on the beach! We hoped it would contain Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic! 😁 With a smooth strike of the hammer the rock split perfectly in half to reveal multiple Ammonite fossils along with a Belemnite Phragmocone and White Calcite Crystal! 🦕🦖🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a huge Jurassic stone filled with tiny Jurassic shell fossils as well as a beautiful Amaltheus Ammonite fossil that we found on a recent fossil hunt, the shell fossils are so intricate and have a lovely mottled shell pattern! 🦕🦖 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a huge Jurassic stone filled with tiny Jurassic shell fossils as well as some beautiful belemnite fossils that we found on a recent fossil hunt, the shell fossils are so intricate and have a lovely mottled shell pattern! 🦕🦖 Thank you in advance for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire

Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach walk in a loose shale slab and opened up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is softer than the nodule and is easily broken away. Inside the nodule, a beautiful Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here is a small pyritic rock that we found in a large shale slab and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The slabs had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some new material perfect for containing fossils. Inside, some lovely eleganticeras elegantulum ammonites from the Jurassic! They are roughly 180 million years old! 🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #beach #coast #sea #water #squid #fyp

Here are two spherical rocks that we found on the beach! Once extracted we opened them up with our hammer 🏝🌊 Inside the first nodule, nothing! 😍🦑 Inside the second, a stunning ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This ammonite is around 185 Million Years Old 💀 it would have swam the seas as prey for Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Marine Crocodiles! Thank you for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Here is a smooth stone that we found inside a huge slab! It was in a loose shale slab after falling from the cliff onto the beach... Once extracted we opened it up with our hammer… Inside the nodule, some stunning shells and an eleganticeras ammonite from the Jurassic 🐊🔨 These ammonites are around 185 Million Years Old and looked a little like modern day squid! They would have swam the seas as prey for Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Marine Crocodiles! 🦑 They are one of the most common types of fossils to find in our area however there are particular ammonite variations which are incredibly rare! #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

Hunting for gold! Check out this golden shell fossil that we found hiding within a limestone nodule whilst fossil hunting on the beach! It’s not the biggest of finds but still nice to see! A lovely shiny shell over 185 million years old perfectly preserved! 🦖🦕🏝 Thanks for supporting our page! 🐊 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp