Hooken Cliff fossil ID

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henryrb

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Posted 1546800842	Reply with quote #1

Hello, Today I went to Hooken Cliff looking for fossils and would like some help identifying some of these. I know roughly the sort of fossils they are I believe them to be oysters, bivalves and brachiopods. But some more specific ID would be very helpful. Thank you in advance.
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Brittle Star

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Posted 1547238257	Reply with quote #2

Hi Sorry some are only partial shells I have no idea of exactly what they are. The others are not clear, one maybe a sponge impression. __________________ JW Never ask a star fish for directions
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andy333

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Posted 1547241749	Reply with quote #3

Hi, 1. looks like modern oyster 2. looks like modern oyster 3. partial inoceramid bivalve from the middle chalk 4. modern scallop 5. don't know 6. don't know 7-11. various pieces of oyster from the upper greensand (albian) There is not much to be found at the Hooken at the moment, very sparce. __________________ Crossing the eyes and dotting the teas.
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henryrb

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Posted 1547279858	Reply with quote #4

Thanks for the reply's, any idea why Hooken is so bare at the moment?
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andy333

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Posted 1547309284	Reply with quote #5

Lack of falls mainly, scouring tides removing talus and smaller blocks. What was available has been collected. I did notice that the beach has dropped by a couple of feet recently. I would like some cenomanian bed C blocks to come down as they are full of phosphatic ammonites. __________________ Crossing the eyes and dotting the teas.
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henryrb

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Posted 1547316427	Reply with quote #6

Thanks, any idea when this aria may become full of fossils ones again?
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DorsetJack

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Posted 1548264793	Reply with quote #7

You'll have to wait till the fat lady sings... __________________ The one thing you will get from breaking rocks with a hammer is a lot of broken rocks...
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