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Fossil Hunting at Black Head near Osmington Mills on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
Sip back and discover fossil hunting at Black Head near Osmington Mills on Dorset's Jurassic Coast with expert guidance from Steve Snowball. Explore 154-million-year-old Lower Kimmeridge Clay fossils, including ammonites, marine reptiles, bivalves, and gastropods. Learn safe access routes, handling, desalination, and preservation techniques to enjoy a rewarding, educational fossil-collecting experience along this geologically rich coastline.
Dec 7, 20245 min read


Discovering Pliosaurs on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset
Sip back and explore the Kimmeridge Clay Formation at Kimmeridge Bay on the Jurassic Coast reveals one of Britain’s richest marine reptile records. This guide explores the giant pliosaur discoveries, The Etches Collection, BBC’s Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster, and why Kimmeridge inspires Fossil Coast Drinks, combining geology, fossils, museums, and coastal tourism in Dorset. Ideal for visitors seeking Jurassic fossils, museums, dramatic cliffs and marine reptiles.
Dec 19, 20237 min read


The Lower Cretaceous Marine Reptiles of The Ricaurte Alto Province, Colombia
Sip back and discover the Lower Cretaceous marine reptile fossil Lagerstätte of Boyacá, Ricaurte Alto Province in Colombia—one of the world’s most important and complete records of marine reptiles. Preserved within the Paja Formation, this IUGS-recognised geological heritage site reveals exceptionally preserved ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, marine turtles, and rare dinosaurs from a low-oxygen epicontinental sea that filled a critical gap in global Cretaceous palaeonto
Dec 12, 20225 min read
Find out more about gin, cocktail recipes, our fossil coastline, and the places
along the way that you can enjoy a jigger of Fossil Coast Gin.
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