(Lower Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous) - includes the true ammonites. "The larger fossil remains at the site but he took the smaller items home to add to his collection."ĭr Nick Felstead, a lecturer in physical geography at Swansea University, told Sky News the area of the Glamorgan coast where Eli made his discovery "is quite well-known for its fossils".īut while ammonites can be found, "one the size that Eli found is pretty rare," he added.ĭr Felstead said "the fossil itself tells us that it was a shallow, tropical ocean" and that this part of the coastline is "from the early Jurassic period which is about 200 million years ago". Born in 1799, she came from a family of fossil hunters in the southern shores of Great Britain in Lyme Regis, which is known for its fossils from the Jurassic period. Their fossil shells usually take the form of planispirals, although there were some. "He has a very keen eye for details and loves the different colours and textures of all rocks. To date, this material has been found only in Alberta.
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