Alderton - Where to look for Fossils?

Where to look for Fossils at Alderton?

(Alderton Pit) - 2000

This is mainly a shell collecting location but sharks teeth, trace fossils and other fish bones can be found. If you wish to collect shells, then there are plenty of different species, but if you have come to collect small bones then the chance of finding is quite low. The lowest beds contain the common shells Aloidis, Glycimeris and Venerupis and the upper beds contain shells of Mya and Cerastoderma.

If possible wet sieving is recommended, it is best to take numerous samples from the different layers home in either large bags or large containers, these can then be sieved at ones one time and the shelly left overs always look good on the garden!

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