Jurassic Treasures Revealed

Collecting along the Black Ven of Lyme Regis and beneath the cliffs of neighboring Charmouth, England

Enjoy a slide presentation as four ESCONI members share their recent fossil collecting experiences and discoveries along southern England’s Jurassic Coast.  If a trip to this part of the world is on your bucket list, learn some tips on what to bring and wear, how to negotiate the Atlantic tides, and getting your treasures home.  Or, if you’re simply curious about this World Heritage Site and its 200-million-year-old Ammonite Pavement, this presentation is sure to please. After the talk, there will be plenty of fascinating specimens to see.

By: Marie Angkuw, Jann Bergsten, Rhonda Gates, and Deborah Lovely.

Collecting along the Charmouth beach at low tide.

A pyritized fossil ammonite in the shore gravel at Lyme Regis.

Left to right: Jann Bergsten, Connie Wyatt (a Lyme Regis friend and fellow collector), Marie Angkuw, Deborah Lovely, and Rhonda Gates.