LEARN WITH UK FOSSILS
Fossil collecting
guides
Recognise your finds, understand the rocks and prepare for your next trip. Explore practical fossil hunting advice and illustrated guides, from your first discovery to the finer details.
GETTING STARTED
Start with the basics
What fossils are, how they form and how to prepare for a day in the field.
Where to find fossils
Learn where to look, from beaches and shingle to other fossil-bearing places.
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RECOGNISING FOSSILS
Get to know your finds
Look closer at the fossil groups you might encounter, from ammonites to microfossils.
An Introduction to Belemnites
Get to know the different parts of these extinct squid-like animals.
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An Introduction to Ostracods
Meet the tiny shelled crustaceans with a long fossil history.
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An Introduction to Foraminifera
Take a closer look at these small, single-celled organisms.
Read the guideYOUR COLLECTION
Keep the story with the fossil
Photographs, labels and reference books help a collection stay useful for years to come.
Labeling and Coding
Record where your fossils came from and keep their details together.
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GOING DEEPER
Follow your curiosity further
Explore classification, geological layers and specialist microfossil techniques.
The Basics of Classification
Make sense of scientific names and the classification of fossils.
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Stratigraphy and Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Understand the language used to describe geological layers.
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Extracting microfossils from flint
A specialist guide to recovering microfossils from flint.
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Extracting microfossils from Lower Chalk
A specialist guide to recovering microfossils from chalk.
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Find your next place to explore
Use our map and location guides to plan a visit.
