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 Very Rare Centipede fossil one side nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois  US $510.00
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 Large Mazon Creek fossil fish Paleoniscoid both sides nodule Illinois US $148.75
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 A Fantastic Horseshoe Crab Animal Mazon Creek Fossils US $175.00
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 A Rare Double Mamayocaris Jaskowski Mazon Creek Fossils Minerals US $175.00
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 A Nice Horseshoe Crab Animal Mazon Creek Fossils US $115.00
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 Large Mazon Creek fossil fish Blade one side nodule Illinois Carboniferous US $85.00
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 Rare Oliver Hardy Worm fossil both sides nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois US $85.00
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 A Monster 7 Pecopteris Fern Mazon Creek Fossils US $75.00
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 Fossil shrimp both sides nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois US $63.75
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 Neuropteris fossil fern Mazon Creek Illinois US $50.00
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 Dinosaur Bone Fossil Collection Mazon Creek Fossils Four Fossil Book Collection US $45.00
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Fish Gilpichthys Greenei US $45.00
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 A Fantastic 26 Piece Plant Collection Mazon Creek Fossils US $35.00
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 A Fantastic Plant Collection Mazon Creek Fossils US $35.00
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 Collection of Nineteen Fine Worms Mazon Creek Animal Fossilsfrom Famous Pit 11 US $38.95
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 An Excellent Pecopteris Clintoni Plant Mazon Creek Fossils Minerals US $45.00
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 Fossil Cyclus arthropod both sides nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois US $38.25
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 Fossil Polychaete Worm both sides nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois US $38.25
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Worm Esconites Zelus US $40.00
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Shrimp Essoidia Epiceron Schram US $39.95
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 Mazon CreekFossilsScallop Aviculopecten Mazonensis US $39.95
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 A Highly Detailed 6 1 8 Pecopteris Fern Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $35.99
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 A Huge 7High DefLaveineopteris rarinervis FernMazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $34.95
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 A Nice 32 Piece Plant Collection Mazon Creek Fossils US $30.00
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 Mazon Creek Fossil Geek Tullimonstrum aka Tully Monster Pop Art T Shirt US $34.95
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 Fossils Carboniferous Mazon CreekFERN Plant US $39.89
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 Fossil cyclus arthropod both sides nodule Mazon Creek fm Illinois US $29.75
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 E541 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN Pecopteris sp MAZON C POSITIVE NEGATIVE US $24.99
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 E540 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN Pecopteris sp MAZON CREEK US $24.99
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 Mazon Creek fossil Horseshoe Crab badly preserved IL US $25.50
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 Mazon Creek fossil shark egg case both sides nodule Illinois US $25.00
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 Mazon CreekFossils Famous p 11 unopened Island nodules US $23.95
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 A Very Nice Double Lepid Seed Bracket Mazon Creek Fossils US $25.00
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 A Large Shrimp Mazon Creek Fossils Both Halves Included US $30.00
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 A Rare Sphenophyllum Majus Strand Mazon Creek Fossils US $24.95
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 A Rare Rhacophyllum Plant Mazon Creek Fossils US $24.95
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 E552 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN Pecopteris sp MAZON CREEK US $20.00
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Leech Coprinoscolex Ellogimus US $23.95
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 A rare Pit 11 Shark Egg Casing 4 3 8Weighs a poundMazon Creek Animal Fossils US $19.89
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 BJF BJF Great Mazon Creek Fossil Jellyfish Cnidarians US $20.53
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 Fossil Carboniferous Mazon Creek FERN Plant US $9.95
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 Ten Extra Nice mini Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $16.87
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 E551 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN FROM MAZON CREEK US $15.00
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 A Bluish Shrimp like Creature Mazon Creek Animal Fossilsfrom Famous Pit 11 US $18.95
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 A Rare Collection of six Seeds Mazon Creek plant leaf Ferns Fossils US $18.95
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 A Quartet 0f fine Shrimp Mazon Creek Animal Fossilsfrom Famous Pit 11 US $18.95
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Multiple Pecopteris Ferns Wood Annularia Complete US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Multiple Pecopteris Ferns Complete US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Large 9 Piece of Calamites Wood US $9.99
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 Six Exceptionally Nice Small to Medium Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $14.95
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 Seven Very Nice Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $14.95
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 Mazon Creek fossil worm Pit 11 Unidentified US $15.00
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 A Large hi def Annularia Blossom Mazon Creek Fossils Minerals US $20.00
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 Nine Extra Nice midi Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $13.39
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 Seven Extra Nice mini Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $14.49
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 Mazon Creek large fossil worm Pit 11 Unidentified US $12.75
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 E547 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN FROM MAZON CREEK US $12.00
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 E548 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN Pecopteris sp MAZON CREEK US $12.00
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 E549 CARBONIFEROUS FOSSIL FERN Pecopteris sp MAZON CREEK US $12.00
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 A 55 25 lbs Red Frosted Pecopterisunita Ferns Mazon Creek Fossils US $9.99
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 12 6 pairs of Extra Nice mini Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.99
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 A Highly Detailed Multiple Pecopteris Display w stand Mazon Creek plant Fossils US $9.99
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 Four Very Nice Larger Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 Six Very Nice Medium Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 Eight Beautiful Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 Five Very Nice Larger Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 10 Very Nice Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 A Highly Detailed Multiple Pecopteris Display w stands Mazon Creek plant Fossils US $9.95
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 Five Very Nice Medium Ferns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.95
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 Three Excellent High DefFerns Mazon Creek plant leaf Fossils US $9.89
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 Mazon Creek fossil bivalve mussel Pit 11 US $10.00
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Young Pecopteris Fern in Circinate Vernation State US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Young Annualaria Fern in Circinate Vernation State US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossil MONSTER Essexella asherae Jellyfish US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Cyclus Americanus Water Bug US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Essexella asherae Jellyfish US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils 4 Neuropteris Fern on Stem US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Edmondia Clam Plate US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Red and White Annularia US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossil 25 Branch with Pecopteris Fern US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils 3 Dimensional Edmondia Clam Rare US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils 3 Complete Annularia Strand US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossil Branch with Pecopteris Fern US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossil 3 Brachiopods Orbiculoidea Black US $9.99
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 Mazon Creek Fossils Great Polychaete Worm US $9.99
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Fossilling In Charmouth, Dorset
Fantastic, a genuine piece of dinosaur in your hands. It's actually a possibility...
Fossil hunting is not just for scientific types - it’s a pleasant pursuit that can easily be done by the whole family. Dorset, in the south of England, offers you first class fossil beds. Anybody can try looking for dinosaur teeth or bone fragments there. Why not get yourself to Dorset and try this enjoyable and no cost activity, you will never know what is going to turn up!
Dorset is home to The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site - 95 miles of magnificent coastline designated by UNESCO as having ‘outstanding universal value’. The rocks are truly special because they record 85 million years of Earth’s historical past, spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous time periods. They are fossil rich.
The Jurassic coastline is England’s only natural World Heritage Site and it is a treasure. It goes from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland in Dorset, home of the well known Old Harry Rocks.
You can easily while away hours on the Dorset coast looking for fossils. A great place for fossil hunting is Charmouth. The shore has easy access, vehicle parking, a café and public toilets. Charmouth itself is a nice village of below 2000 residents, boasting a good sized shingle beach. It has an interesting Heritage Coast Centre on the seafront with lots of insight about the natural history of the area. It is well-known for fossils and draws in serious collectors and amateurs alike.
There are plenty of fossils to be found all year round although the best time to look is actually throughout the spring or the winter because there are significantly less people on the shore then, and the stormy weather and extreme high tides help to reveal new fossils. Hunt in the shingle and on the tide line, especially as the tide starts going in. Target a small area and keep your eyes peeled.
Charmouth is especially good during the winter. Waves lash the coastline and come up over the sea wall, throwing large stones up at the same time. Surfers can be spotted too enjoying the waves.
The most common fossil at Charmouth is the ammonite. They lived in the sea between 240 - 65 million years ago and belong to a class of predators called cephalopods. Surviving relatives include the octopus, cuttlefish, squid and nautilus. It’s amazing to discover these beautiful spiral shells and to be the first person to hold them so many years after their death. Also in plentiful supply are belemnites. They first appeared around 208 million years ago and are relatives of the ammonites.
At one end of Charmouth beach is Black Ven and at the other is Stonebarrow. Black Ven is the largest coastal mudslide area in Europe. Ammonite impressions can be discovered in the mud but most are so fragile that they break up if not treated with great care. To reach Stonebarrow you have to cross a small bridge over the river. Stonebarrow is good for ‘fools gold’ ammonites and crinoids - ‘sea lilies’ that are relatives of starfish.
If you're lucky, you might stumbled upon a really spectacular find. Any significant finds must be registered with the World Heritage Team (01305 225101). After heavy rain in the year 2000 local collector Tony Gill found the fossilised remains of a 5m long icthyasaur, now known as ‘Mary’.
It’s easy to get absolutely hooked on looking for fossils and it’s surprisingly relaxing too. Absolutely anyone can get involved, and kids seem especially good at it. You don’t need any special gear to start looking for fossils but if you are planning several hours of fossilling it helps to have sturdy shoes and a strong bag to place your finds in. If you work with a hammer you will require protective eyewear or glasses as rock fragments easily fly up in the air. Hammers should only be used to break up loose rock and not to hack at the cliff face You may be better off simply looking along the shoreline anyway.
Remember that rocks can fall at any time. Check the tides and only set out along the coast during a falling tide. Mudslides also occur, especially after stormy weather therefore keep an eye out and don’t take foolish risks.
If you want an experienced person on hand, guided walks on the shoreline can easily be booked from the Heritage Centre.
For great views of the distinctive coastline, the nearby Golden Cap headland in between Charmouth and Seatown is the highest view on the south coast. At 191m above sea level it's a great vantage point from which to appreciate the exceptional Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
If this has got you interested in trying fossilling, why not take a look at some holiday cottages (try searching online for holiday cottages Dorset) and book a few days in Dorset.Psaronius tree fern fossil pit 6