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Aust Cliff, South Gloucestershire

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

Also reported: plus gypsum (satin spar).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Triassic (Mercia Mudstone) and Rhaetic bone bed

Famous Rhaetic bone bed; dangerous tides and mud.

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