Great day hunting for fossils

[mountainm]

Took the day off work to take my nearly seven year old hunting for fossils at Mappleton near Hornsea.

I'd never been before so was a little worried that we may come back empty handed.

We timed the tide wrong but initially scored some sponges and devils toenails (Jurassic oysters) followed by a nice little belemnite and chrinoid concretions. But then things slowed and I didn't want to get cut off by the tide so we turned North to the sandy beach which didn't look as promising.

We combed the high tide mark for ages when we spotted something suspiciously round.

I took to it with hammer and chisel and it's prehistoric secret was revealed...

Some nice pyrite crystallisation too.

Very happy boy and great day out

M

 

[Bushcraftsman]

that's fantastic! what a great find!! bet he loves it!?

 

[mountainm]

Oh yes! Not quite on a par with the ichthyosaur skull he was hoping for, but good close second

 

[launditch1]

Beautiful.I used to know the name of that type...
I bet you were both made up!

 

[mountainm]

some more

 

[mereside]

nice going ,the bomb disposal team should have unerthed a few more ,atb wayne

 

[mountainm]

nice going ,the bomb disposal team should have unerthed a few more ,atb wayne

Yes, lots of signs up, found some bits of shrapnel too.

 

[Robbi]

it's an Amonite i believe..........nice finds there

 

[mountainm]

It is indeed an ammonite.

 

[Dannytsg]

Nice work and some nice finds there.

 

[hog]

Great score.

 

[mountainm]

Cheers, my boy was still buzzing about it when he went to bed. Lovely day out.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Thats a great find
and awesome father son time