Fossil Ammonite Preparation
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Here are some of our fossil finds from early January 2022. There are some pyrite ammonites and a back bone of the Ichthyosaur that I find along the Jurassic Coast. I explain on the beach about the ammonite and Ichthyosaur fossil finds using plastic models. Stay until the end of the video to see a bit of fossil preparation technique, I use to develop the iron pyrites ammonites . I recommend sturdy gloves 🧤 and safety spectacles when preparing or hammering rocks to find the fossils in . Remember you should always stay away from the cliffs when fossil hunting . Always go fossil hunting in conjunction with safe tide times . We do fossil walks along the Jurassic Coast, East of Lyme Regis www.lymeregisfo... #fossilhunter #ammonites #fossilprep
It was great to see you picking out the bits from in between the little pyrites. I would like to see the fossil finds that have survived from when you were a boy :D
Cheers Liam I am going to get more of my old fossil finds onto RUclips soon 🔜 🎞 So too is Mike Harrison that will be fun doing that .
We tend to use a large darning needle for most of the Promicroceras cleaning work, taking away the mud, then we use a smaller needle for the more difficult to get bits. A scrub with a soft toothbrush can help as well. Some useful tips in the video, thanks for posting and we appreciate the comments about beach safety.
Thanks 🙏 very much indeed Mike that’s great encouragement. Glad your getting your fossil finds prepared as well , good stuff!
Fossil Beach Lyme Regis- is a new short video I’ve just launched on RUclips this evening! It’s to show people where you can see the ammonite pavement, at low tide .
Wow! Lovely finds from you both and loved the bit of footage looking down then up to the sights: brilliant 😍🌊🌊
Thanks 🙏 very much , it’s just a wonderful coastline looking out to Charmouth and Golden Cap . You would have enjoyed the last week down here . Thursday night they say it’s going to get extremely cold though so look out , keep warm indoors I say .
Amazing video my friend and thank you for all the information you shared with us. Even though we dont understand much of it as we are very new to viewing videos regarding fossil we still found it very interesting. Stay safe and Happy Hunting Love and Light Sarah and Glenn
Thanks very much for that encouragement. I will have a look at your site
Great informative video Brandon,surprising the people who don’t know about the pyrite and salt .Nice collection you have there.👍
Thanks 🙏 very much for the encouragement. It’s been rough enough early on in January to wash a few fossils out and we are still collecting them now . I think there will still be more fossils at low tide soon , when the spring tides are back
@@LymeRegisFossils excellent news👍
good amount of fossils for a few days, brilliant
Just good bad weather
We're heading over for the first time this year 1st of February can't wait! Excellent finds 👏
Thanks 🙏 very much . The fossils collecting is usually good in February when the spring tides are happening. If that’s coupled with some stormy weather then it can be absolutely great fossil collecting at low tide
@@LymeRegisFossils yes we can't wait! From February I'll have 2 days a week free so a lot planned. I've told the weather man to reserve storms for Thursdays and Fridays so we have fossil rich weekends 🙃
The weather man must be reserving “ good bad weather “ for February as it’s so quiet at the moment the weather is here . It’s the doldrums no wind rain or clouds to speak of
@@LymeRegisFossils ahh good, he's sticking to the deal. Gave him the winning lottery numbers for March 👍
We do need a good storm. Nothing damaging, but eloquently violent to extract some decent fossils. Wish list is a perfect ichyosaur vertebrae this year
Even a good Spring tide with some really great swell waves should do the trick . The repeated bit rumbling waves 🌊 can really turn the beach over in just the right way
Great video 👍👍👍👍 Super lecture on palaeontology. Those little ammonites are beautiful. Excellent !! You found so many of them on one hunting ? . How much I would love to be on that beach ! 😄😄😄 Congratulations and warm regards from PL 👋
Thanks very much, the little ammonites are like a prize and really enjoy working hard for them . Their golden colours are really quite uplifting to see at this time of year in Winter . When you find them they are gleaming away sometimes
Nice finds buddy 💪 that bit of crinoid looks like a bug
Thanks for that the Crinoid is getting a lot harder to find . In the past quite big ” plates “ of the Crinoid bed have ended up smashed up on the beach by the sea washing them out of the mudslides and breaking them into pieces. The thing that “bugs “ me about the Crinoid is that it’s so light I’ve seen a nice piece carried past me in a wave which I was never able to retrieve 🌊
@@LymeRegisFossils those large Crinoid plates look cool 🤩
We have a few segments and single starts but nothing to brag about.
Your videos make me wanna get in the van and come straight down.
My son asked yesterday if we can go to the main land hunting, so tempted to come tomo 💪😜
Not sure if we should wait for another storm 🤞
A chap I know called Iain he was due to come fossil hunting tomorrow but it’s been really poor the collecting this last two week and half . The weather has been so good he is going to keep his powder dry and try in February. For some reason there is a lot of sand on the 2008 slip washed along from Lyme Regis. The Sandy beach near the Cobb looks a bit washed out I think a lot of sand carried in suspension got dropped off at Black Ven , East of Lyme Regis
@@LymeRegisFossils lol thank you I think you have confined it that I need to wait till another storm has come.
Our beaches are pretty boring atm, it’s been a very slow fossil season here too
@@WightFossilTours we were lucky 🍀 and had a bit of good bad weather at early January here . That made it good collecting for a few weeks . It soon 🔜 stopped the mudslides from moving forward when this dry weather recently came about
Hey Brandon..
Thank you for your videos. Im just getting back into collecting after many years.
I live in ireland and ammos are not so common. I have been lucky enough to find some pyrite specimens. What is exposed is really beautiful, with suture lines clear and distinct. Unfortunately the matrix surrounding the fossil is pyritic too (or could it be bloom). Not sure how to prep these. I would like to expose the whorl on one side at least but fear damaging them. Have you any advice?
I’m glad your enjoying the fossil hunting again. I have a video on RUclips about dealing with iron pyrite ammonites, it’s called fossil ammonite preparation- I think 🤔. Or try “Ammonite Fossil Preparation.” It shows you what I do to get them prepared. I have a website called www.lymeregisfossilwalks.com if you’d like to send me a photo of your finds, maybe 🤔 I can help
great vid, love those pyritic ammos. Was there someone metal detecting in the background in one of the shots?
There is a colossal amount of metal material down on the beach at the 2008 slip . They’d find it pretty hard going as there is so much metal you wouldn’t believe it from the 2008 landslide at Lyme Regis at low tide . We bring back copper and a lot of lead ! There is loads of iron and steel . People find silver medals and even gold jewellery at times !
Wow very very nice I like this
Thank You
i have the same ammonite model
They are really good those ones
Great video, I have been to Lyme Regis and Kimmeridge Bay spending hours looking for fossils but haven't found anything exciting. I would really love to find a pyrite ammonite, would you have any tips? Is it better to look near the cliffs or closer to the water?
I go fossil hunting with my fossil walk families in conjunction with safe tide times. I always warn the kids to stay away from the dangerous cliffs that are liable to fall suddenly and without warning. Did you see my RUclips video “ Ammonite “ that shows you so good tips .
I want it one 😍
If by chance you sell any of the pyritize ammonites i would love to buy some some from you. Cheers
Thanks I have some on my website, mentioned in the description of this video , thanks
I have a trilobite fossil
They are double the age of the fossils from the Jurassic Coast . I like trilobite fossils
What is the best varnish to use please??
I’ve got a few videos “ fossil ammonite preparation,” and these on RUclips show you on my channel Lyme Regis Fossils, the best varnish to use .
@@LymeRegisFossils I can’t seem to find the one your referring too
Picture varnish??
I use Rowney’s picture varnish 50/50 mix Mat & Gloss! I’ve got some longer RUclips videos somewhere of all of this work I do with the varnish!
Hey do you know what beach you find those fossils on?
East Beach Lyme Regis at low tide