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Watchet is rich in reptile remains and ammonites are also common. There are some spectacular faults that can be seen and fossil casts of giant ammonites on the foreshore. This is a must-visit location for anyone in the area in to fossils. |
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Quiet, peaceful and tranquil, Quantoxhead has several miles of tall Jurassic cliffs and a very long wave-cut platform. Many fossils including some superb ammonites and reptile remains can be found on this platform. Plenty of rock pools for the kids. |
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Similar to Quantoxhead, another location for collecting ammonites and Reptile remains. Vertebrae's are as common here as ammonites. Another location set in tranquil surroundings, and ideal for all the family to enjoy. |
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Rich in Reptile remains, you can find bones at Lilstock on the foreshore and in the cliff. Complete Skeletons are regularly found. Lilstock also yields ammonites, shells and fish remains. The Lilstock Formation can also yield remains in the Triassic beds exposed along the foreshore. |
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At Hinkley Point, you can find complete fish and complete reptile skeletons exposed on the foreshore. Reptile and fish remains can also be found in the cliff or on the foreshore such as vertebras, scales or ribs. There are also ammonites and shells to be found too. |
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Doniford bay yields some superb 'white-ammonites' which can be found in the rocks on the foreshore. There is also a number of brachiopods and bivalves also well preserved. |
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St Audries bay is another location along the Somerset Jurassic Coastline, boosting more wave cut platforms and cliffs to find ammonites and shells. |
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A change from the Jurassic, try Blue Anchor. The Triassic cliffs here contain a bone bed from the Rhaetian Penarth series. This bed is full of reptile, and fish remains. Similar to Aust. There is plenty of blocks to split even though the bed is thin. |
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The Devonian of Minehead can sometimes yield trace fossils or molluscs, but if you are only after fossils and are not interested in the geology, this location is not for you. Fossils are rare. This location is also not recommenced for families. |
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Fossils collected direct from cliff face |
 Foreshore |
Fossils collected from the foreshore |
 Cliff/Foreshore |
Fossils collected from the cliff and foreshore |
 Quarry |
Location is a quarry or pit |
 Stream |
Fossils collected from a stream or river bed, |
 Field |
Fossils collected from a farm field |
 Cutting |
Fossils collected from road or railway cutting. |
 Scree Slope |
Fossils collected from hill or mountain scree slope. |
 Rock Outcrop |
Fossils collected from rock outcrops. |
 Lake / Reservoir |
Fossils collected from lake or reservoir banks. |
 Microfossils |
Samples taken back for processing microfossils. |
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Somerset

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Fossils are common |
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Fossils often found |
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Fossils are not common |
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Fossils rarely found |
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Site protected, no collecting permitted, or no access to beach |
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Quaternary
Neogene
Palaeogene
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Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic |
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Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian / Pre Cambrian |



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