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Exposing a perfect Jurassic Belemnite (Squid-like creature) which was in a large loose shale slab hidden within lots of beach pebbles 🦑🦑 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

We came across a fresh shale landslide! 🏝️ Amongst it, we found these fossils! 😍 These 185 Million Year Old Jurassic specimens were so exciting to find, we are so pleased with them! 🌅 This particular fossil is a Dactylioceras semicelatum 🏝 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 a fresh mud LANDSLIDE! 🏝️ Amongst it, we found these fossils! 😍 These 100 Million Year Old Cretaceous specimens were so exciting to find, we are so pleased with them! 🌅 These are Belemnite fossils (Sqiid-like creatures) which we were lucky enough to find! 😍🦑 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

We found a Jurassic Age limestone rock and opened it, in the search for more fossils! 🤯 Take a look and see if anything was inside! 🏝️ You win some, you lose some! 🌅🦕🏝 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 suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach and opened up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 Inside, a beautiful Dactylioceras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 We also found some Belemnite squid fossils! 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

We came across a rounded golden rock on a recent beach walk and opened it to reveal a partial Eleganticeras Ammonite fossil and fools gold! 🏝🌊 The surrounding shale is soft and is easily broken away 😍🦑 These ammonites are 180/190 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 @Shae Smith

Here’s a golden pyritic rock that we found and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The slabs had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some material perfect for containing Jurassic fossils. Inside, some lovely eleganticeras elegantulum ammonites! We even found a stunning Dactylioceras ammonite! 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

We excavated a variety of beautiful fossils, starting with a squid fossil! 🦑 It’s called a Belemnite (Squid-like creature) and this specimen is around 185 Million Years Old! 💀 The second specimen, a Dactylioceras Ammonite fossil! With a little preparation work at home it should look perfect 😊🦖⚒️ 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 ammonite rock that we found on one of our recent afternoon hunts and opened up on the beach with our trusty hammer 🏝🌊 Inside is a stunning Hildoceras lusitanicum ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 This particular ammonite specimen is around 185 Million Years Old 💀 #natural #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp @Shae Smith

This ball of limestone contained a glorious abundance of fossils! 😍 Not only that, we also found an Ichthyosaur (marine reptile) limb bone! 🦴 Which was your favourite find? 🐬

We unearthed a perfect Jurassic grey shales nodule while hunting for beach treasure! 🏝️ Immediately, we could see a beautiful Cephalopod fossil protruding around the edge! 🤯 Opening it up, we could see something utterly stunning 185 million year old fossil inside! 😍 Do you know what it would have looked like when it was alive? 🦑🏝 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 some Jurassic rocks that we found and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The loose shale slab had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some material perfect for containing Jurassic fossils. Inside, a beautiful Belemnite fossil! 😵‍💫😱 roughly 180 million years old! The Gastropod fossil is a Cretaceous specimen roughly 100 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@Shae Smith

Here is a suspicious rock that we found on a recent beach and opened up with our hammer! 🏝🌊 Inside, a beautiful Dactylioceras ammonite from the Jurassic 😍🦑 These ammonites are around 180 Million Years Old 💀🏝 We also found some Belemnite squid fossils! 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

We FOUND some JURASSIC limestone nodules and cracked them open! 🏝️ This perfect stone turned out to contain something extraordinary! 🤯 Take a look and see what you think 🌅😍🦑 The Ammonite and Belemnite specimens are around 185 Million Years Old! 💀🏝 We even found some 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

This freshly-revealed shale contained a rounded piece of limestone! 🏝️ We gently excavated it and then carefully opened it! 🦕 Take a look at the gorgeous 185 Million Year Old cephalopod that was preserved inside! 😍🏝 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 found this hidden within a huge boulder and excavated it! 🏝️ Inside this Jurassic rock, something extraordinary was hiding 🪨 We also discovered this limestone orb-like rock! 🏝️ Inside, we couldn’t believe what was 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

Exposing a perfect Jurassic Belemnite (Squid-like creature) which was in a large loose shale slab hidden within lots of beach pebbles 🦑🦑 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 are some Jurassic rocks that we found and opened up on the beach🏝🌊 The stones had been part of a huge landslide which had revealed some material perfect for containing Jurassic fossils. Inside, some lovely calcite crystals and ammonites, all 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 beautiful Ammonites that we found on one of our recent afternoon hunts and opened up on the beach with our trusty hammer and chisel 🏝🌊 The first specimen is a Cretaceous period specimen 😍🦑 This particular ammonite specimen is around 100 Million Years Old 💀 The second, a Dactylioceras Cephalopod roughly 185 Million years old from the Jurassic Period 😵‍💫⚒️ #nature #fossil #fossils #ancient #animals #art #ammonite #ammonites #dinosaur #scientist #minerals #paleontology #whitby #geologist #dorset #geology #charmouth #jurassic #yorkshire #fyp

This was one of the most gorgeous cephalopods in so long! 😍 We opened the Jurassic shale that had been deposited after a heavy storm ☔️ The 185 Million Year Old fossil opened so cleanly that it doesn’t require much additional preparation at all! 🙌🏻 Did you prefer today’s or yesterday’s specimens? 🔬