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Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Corton
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| Corton - Suffolk Last updated: [08/02/07] last visited 2002 |
Pleistocene |
| Written by Alister and Alison Cruickshanks |
![]() (Corton) - 2002 |
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(Not suitable for Children)
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Fossils are found in the cliff, often after heavy rain causes land slips. |
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Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. The sea often batters the sea-wall, especially during the winter months. Waves often come over this wall so care must be taken. |
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| For other forest bed locations where mammilian remains can be found, try West Runton. For other locations in Suffolk where the Boulder clay can yield ammonites, reptile remains, shells etc, try Pakefield For other locations where mammalian remains can be found from the Pleistocene and Pliocene, try Easton Bavents, Easton Wood, Weybourne, or Overstrand or West Runton, Stutton. |
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Microfossils are much easier to collect because they are so small that the vast majority of collections only concentrate on large finds. These small finds can simply be found by taking small samples of sands, crags, clays and soft rocks and examining them under a microscope. |
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