(Collecting from Hamstead) - 2005
The coastline from Hamstead to Yarmouth is rich in mammal remains, crocodile, turtle and fish remains, seeds, plants, molluscs and crustaceans. Crocodile and turtle plates and croc teeth are most common. The Hamstead formation is full of fossil seeds, Stratiotes websterii can be found here, mostly found by sieving the formation since they are very small. There are two species of croc the most common being Diplocynodon. Two species of Turtle including Trionyx and Emys.
At the base of the Bembridge Marls, Ostrea can be found compacted within a thin layer. The black and grey to green marls contain many different species of water mollusc including Corbicula, Polymesoda, Potamides, Melanoides and Mytilopsis.
From the Hamstead Member, freshwater molluscs such as Viviparus, Unio are the most common. Other species of water mollusc include Galba, Planorbina, Melanoides, Polymesoda, Pirenella monilifera, Nystia duchasteli, the gastropod Volutispina rathieri and the small bivalve Corbula subpisum. There are so many that it would be impossible to list them all. The above are just the most common.
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Stratiotes websterii, (Water Soldier seed) |
This lovely seed comes from Hamstead, Isle of Wight, and is of the Early Oligocene age. They are approx. 5mm by 2.5mm and come in special magnifying display boxes for easy viewing.
FS0239 - £3.25 +VAT
(Click to buy or call on 0800 0336 002) |
