What is pyrite disease?

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The Inaugural Children’s Fossil Competition – Highlights! 

The Etches Collection – Museum of Jurassic Marine Life have announced the winners of the Inaugural Children’s Fossil Competition. Between March 28th and August 26th, 2022, children between the ages of 5 and 16, who live in the UK, had the opportunity to enter one of their fossils into…[Read more]

Which Vertebrae Is Which?

In this weeks video Dr Steve Etches looks at the differences in various marine reptile vertebrae and he explains how you can tell the difference. It’s worth noting that vertebrae vary depending on their position in the spine. They can also be warped, crushed or deformed which can make identifying them more…[Read more]

What are Aptychi? – Ammonite Fossils

In this weeks video Dr Steve Etches MBE looks at a fossil not everyone is familiar with, Aptychi. This shell like looking fossils can be quite deceptive but actually part of an ammonite. They are a common find in the Kimmeridge Clay and yet still remain a bit of an enigma regarding their use.

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I’ve been trying to ID this fossil that I cracked open just yesterday. I have had the rock for years.  One person told me Horn Coral, another Crinoid stem in concretion and nautiloid.  Could you give me your opinion? Thank you.  File is named incorrectly, I think it should read Nautiloid, if this is the correct term for this fossil. 

Fossil Preparation of a Partial Pliosaur Jaw

In this week’s video watch as Steve prepares a segment of Pliosaur mandible, a find made in late 2021. Finds like this are very rare and when you come back with something like this from a fossil hunt really makes the day exciting.

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Fossil Preparation – A new Air Abrasive Machine

We have got a new air abrasive machine and Steve has had to build a new dust chamber, check it out! We look forward to showing you what we use it for!

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An Introduction to Ammonites from the Kimmeridge Clay

We have numerous different ammonites in the Kimmeridge Clay so this week we are showing off some of our hidden specimens. This also illustrates one of things that makes our collection so important and that is the vast amount of reference material we have collected.

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Rare Fossils – Kimmeridgian Crinoids and Ophiuroids 

In this weeks video we are discussing Crinoids and Ophiuroids they are a little bit different here to what you find in the lias rocks!

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