BeenThere-DoneThat: Fossils from the Yorkshire Coast

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Fossils from the North Yorkshire Coast

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Photograph of a lamellibranch (Pseudopecten equivalvis) from the Cleveland Ironstone series of the Middle Lias at Brackenbury Wyke, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

A lamellibranch (Pseudopecten equivalvis) from the Cleveland Ironstone series of the Middle Lias at Brackenbury Wyke, near Staithes. The size from top to bottom of the shell is 3 inches.

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Photograph of Ichthyosaur vertebrae form the Upper Lias shales at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England

These Ichthyosaur vertebrae were found together in the shales of the Upper Lias which are exposed at low tide in Robin Hoods Bay. Each one has a diameter of about 2 inches.

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