The Ammonite Graveyard
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- I finally got the chance to walk along the world famous ‘Ammonite Pavement’ at Lyme Regis, Dorset.
This almost 200 million-year-old Early Jurassic rock exposure contains countless fossils, primarily ammonites, preserved in a mass death assemblage. Some of the ammonites are very large, being almost a metre in diameter.
The ancient seabed is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve.
Hope you enjoy this little snapshot of Jurassic life.
*Please remember to stay AWAY from the base of the cliff. During the filming of this little video I had to tell five different groups (including some with small children) to stop hammering at the cliffs! It is dangerous and potentially life-threatening.
For more information, please check out the following links:
Natural History Museum rescue: www.nhm.ac.uk/...
Jurassic Coast Trust: jurassiccoast....
With special thanks to my friend and colleague, Mark Graham, for allowing the use of footage he filmed in January 2017.
Thanks Dean. Since I lost my feet I find it really difficult to get to these sites nowadays. Much appreciated!
So cool! Hope to visit sometime. Thanks for sharing.
My hometown, Keynsham is an ammonite graveyard. There used to be a few monstrously big specimens lining the main road, but they've been moved since I left :(
Really loved this place when we visited in Jan.
These animals were huge in some cases - a paleontologist would be a nice snack!
Thank you for this excellent, informative video. One day I hope to go to the Dorset coast to see this ammonite graveyard.
Thank you for sharing.😌👌 it's absolutely beautiful.
"You're not allowed to take anything - this is a protected site"
Walks around with a fossil smashing hammer - you little rebel ;-)
Gostei muito dó seu canal é sou garimpeiro 👍🙏
Can we tell how long an ammonite might have lived? Do they have growth rings?
There are a few ways to tell their age, but primarily by slicing them up and comparing the difference in the structure between small and larger specimens. Not quite growth rings but similar.