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Charton Bay
Charton Bay is a remote and rewarding East Devon location, reached via a long walk from Lyme Regis, exposing a mix of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits along a largely undisturbed…
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The southeast coast of Devon continues the Jurassic Coast, with a range of fossil-bearing formations. To the east, Jurassic rocks yield ammonites, brachiopods, and fish, while further west the sequence includes Cretaceous chalk at locations such as Hooken Cliff, Beer Head, and Pinhay Bay.
Moving west, Triassic deposits are present, although fossils are less common. Much of Devon is dominated by older Devonian rocks, which generally contain fewer fossils, with occasional finds of corals and crinoids that are often poorly preserved.
Although fossil collecting can be more limited, the Devonian rocks are extremely ancient, making any discoveries significant within the geological history of the UK.
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Haven Cliff, Seaton
Haven Cliff at Seaton is an actively eroding coastal site, where recent landslides have exposed fresh material from the Chalk and Upper Greensand. The foreshore and fallen blocks can yield a…
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Pinhay Bay
Pinhay Bay is a remote and geologically complex stretch of the East Devon coast, exposing rocks from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous within a single location. Less visited than nearby Lyme…
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Seaton Hole
Seaton Hole, at the western end of Seaton Bay, exposes fossil-bearing Upper Greensand and Chalk beneath White Cliff. Oysters, other bivalves and echinoids are useful finds to recognise in naturally weathered…
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Beer Head
Beer Head’s condensed Cenomanian limestones and younger flinty Chalk preserve a detailed record of changing Cretaceous seas. Echinoids, ammonites, brachiopods and other shells occur in different beds, while hardgrounds and reworked…
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Croyde
Croyde’s rocky bay margins and the Baggy Point headland expose Late Devonian sandstones, mudstones and thin fossil-bearing limestones. Weathered shelly patches can reveal brachiopods, bivalves, bryozoans and crinoid fragments, while some…
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Fremington
Fremington’s estuary shore exposes fossil-bearing mudstones and limestone lenses spanning the Devonian–Carboniferous boundary. North of the quay, naturally weathered rock can reveal brachiopods, bivalves and crinoid fragments, while the western low…
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Hooken Cliff
Hooken Cliff exposes fossil-rich Chalk and Upper Greensand east of Branscombe Mouth. Echinoids, shells, ammonites and microscopic fossils record changing Cretaceous seas, while the great landslip has displaced parts of the…
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Hope’s Nose and Daddy Hole
Hope’s Nose and Daddy Hole reveal Devonian corals and stromatoporoid sponges in Torquay’s limestone coast. Their folded rocks record changing shallow-sea environments, while Hope’s Nose also preserves a much younger raised…
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Lee Bay
Lee Bay, below Lee Abbey just west of the Valley of Rocks, exposes Devonian sandstone and slaty rocks containing marine fossil impressions. Brachiopods, possible bivalves and crinoid stem fragments are recorded…
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Valley of the Rocks
The Valley of the Rocks, just west of Lynton, exposes fossil-rich Devonian sandstone and slate in a striking coastal dry valley. Weathered loose pieces can show brachiopods, crinoid fragments and delicate…
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