Giant Ammonite, Peacehaven

Giant Ammonite, Peacehaven
Originally uploaded by tamaranth

Went to Peacehaven again on Monday in search of giant ammonites. Again, came home with a single echinoid fossil. But I did find ammonites ... (and was in the right place last time: the tide was in too far.)

The thing about giant ammonites is that they are very large. See Flickr for a photo with some sense of scale. I did see a fragment of one on the beach, but even that didn't prepare me for the scale of the actual fossils.

I see that if I want a new paperweight I shall have to travel further afield ...

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