Charmouth, Dorset
  • : 199-190
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  • : Charmouth Mudstone Formation
  • : Offshore marine shelf, low-energy, mud-dominated seabed with intermittent limestone beds
  • : Ammonites, belemnites, bivalves, fish, ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, marine crocodiles, pterosaurs (Dimorphodon), dinosaurs (Scelidosaurus), fossil insects, seed ferns, bennettitaleans, conifers
  • : Quiet, open sea with a soft muddy bottom; occasional storm events depositing limestones; rich ammonite faunas marking time; drowned carcasses of reptiles drifting into the basin; nearby coasts with sparse gymnosperm vegetation
Charmouth, Dorset shown on the globe

Artistic depiction of Ammonoidea
Measurement ~10cm
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Measurement ~10cm
Measurement ~8cm
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Measurement ~8cm
Measurement 3-4cm
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Measurement 3-4cm
Measurement 2.5-3cm
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Measurement 2.5-3cm
Measurement ~1cm
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Measurement ~1cm
Measurement ~1cm
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Measurement ~1cm
Measurement ~3cm
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Measurement ~3cm
Measurement ~0.5cm
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Measurement ~0.5cm

Artistic depiction of Belemnitida
Measurement ~12cm
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Measurement ~12cm
Several belemnites, 1-2cm
Several belemnites, 1-2cm
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Several belemnites, 1-2cm Several belemnites, 1-2cm
Belemnite, ~3cm
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Belemnite, ~3cm
Belemnite, 5-6cm
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Belemnite, 5-6cm
Belemnite, 1-2cm
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Belemnite, 1-2cm
Belemnite, 1-2cm
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Belemnite, 1-2cm

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