#charmouth

[uk-fossils]

[ssef17]

[agatharioscoven]

Am I forever bitter that I could have met, Jodie, David, Arthur & Olivia because this show was filmed literally half an hour from where I live?

Yes. I am forever bitter about that. I have literally stood where they are standing in this picture, so many times.

Even worse, the scene in season 2(I think) where their sat in front of beach huts, that was filmed on my local beach, a five minute walk from my house!

I did see that being filmed briefly though, so that's something?

[dharma-bum25]

[redheadonaroadtrip]

A nice mug of hot tea after a morning’s fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast.

Charmouth Beach, England

[chalten26]

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[amyandersonillustration]

A sketch in ink of the beautiful Dorset countryside

[earthstory]

Oh wow

fms.fossils

Here is a crinoid (sea lily) fossil from Charmouth I found in an unusual rock layer. Usually, these weird fossils are preserved in layers with lots of individuals in a big colony. This one is different as there are only two animals preserved directly in soft shale. These bizarre animals are related to starfish and sea urchins and used the spindly arms at the end of their long stem to catch food particles from the water. This fossil is around 196 million years old but crinoids are still alive and kicking today, with over 600 species found today.