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UK & Ireland, England
King's Dyke, Whittlesey
Oxford Clay ammonite pit
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsOpen
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: gryphaea, fish and marine reptile fragments, pyritised shells.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: brick-pit nature reserve near Peterborough with a designated public fossil-collecting area in Jurassic Oxford Clay
The reserve maintains a purpose-set-aside fossil hunting area; ammonites, belemnites and reptile fragments are routine documented finds
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Slippery clay when wetKeep out of the active brick pit and deep water areas
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