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Kent, England

Folkestone / Copt Point (Gault Clay)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Euhoplites), Gault Clay bivalves, phosphatic nodules.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Famous colourful Gault ammonites. Search the foreshore clay at low tide.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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