Out comes my reconstruction of a 'living' #belemnite replica to tackle a frequently asked #FossilFriday question. " What exactly are these pointy shaped fossils ". So, with my replica and a pointy shaped #fossil to hand from my collection. Reading out and rehearsing from the brilliant Discovering #Geology section of the British Geological Survey website. I open up those curious minds 😁
Perks of doing marine PSA (particle size analysis) is that I VERY occasionally come across a nice fossil .... like this sizeable Belemnite fossil 🦑 #FossilFriday #MarineScience #MarineLife #Prehistoric #Fossil #Belemnite #Cephalopod

But, as the tide dropped, the day brightened, and once the chalk beds were exposed I did get #echinoid, #belemnite and #coral #fossils from the exposure.

And later learned that the next bay up yielded a baby mammoth tooth the day before ... It could have been me!

"If you are looking for a children’s book as a gift idea for the festive season, “The Plesiosaur’s Neck” is highly recommended"

My children's book has been featured on the Everything Dinosaur Blog: https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2022/11/20/the-plesiosaurs-neck-encouraging-young-readers.html

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The Plesiosaur's Neck

The Plesiosaur's Neck by Dr Adam Smith and Jonathan Emmett, with superb illustrations by Adam Larkum makes an ideal children's gift for the festive season.

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