Ammonite fossil in shale at Charmouth Beach, Dorset,

Ammonite fossil in shale and nearby some Charmouth beach, Dorset, England. And some Common Green Branched Weed (Cladophora rupestris) Ammonite fossil, embedded in shale, on the beach at Charmouth Dorset. Known as the Jurassic Coast, there are 95 miles of coastline, wherer fossils are more readily found. Ammonites date back to both the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods between 201 million and 66 million years ago.

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