Field Trip to Lilstock
| Organised by: | South West |
| Date: | 17 April 2011 |
| Event Type: | Field Trip |
| Venue: | Lilstock |
A field trip to the north Somerset coast led by Gordon Neighbour in a classic area for Triassic-Jurassic geology and palaeontology.
Meet at 10am.
Grid Reference: ST 16849 45528
The area is rich in reptile remains, you can often find bones at Lilstock on the foreshore and in the cliff. Complete Skeletons are regularly found. Lilstock also yields ammonites, shells and fish remains. The Lilstock Formation has also been known to yield remains in the Triassic beds exposed along the foreshore. (Lilstock is highly rich in reptile and fish remains. including Plesiosaurus and Ichthyosaurus, these are often found in the cliff face itself or exposed on the foreshore. Bivalves, Ammonites , Belemnites, Brachiopods, Crinoids can also be found although these are much less common than reptile remains).
The locality is described as highly productive during winter storms for reptile remains, with occasional ammonites and shells.
This is a foreshore and cliff location, and fossils can often be found in both. The vast majority of fossils are found in or at the base of the cliff after high tides, or exposed on the foreshore during scouring conditions.
The site is part of the Blue Anchor to Lilstock SSSI, so no hammering the cliff.
Directions - head to Lilstock from the A39, you will pass through Kilton. There is a car park at Lilstock on the coast. Park here and access the shore. We shall then head east for the Jurassic Blue Lias to search for fossils at this classic locality.
Meet at 10am.
Grid Reference: ST 16849 45528
The area is rich in reptile remains, you can often find bones at Lilstock on the foreshore and in the cliff. Complete Skeletons are regularly found. Lilstock also yields ammonites, shells and fish remains. The Lilstock Formation has also been known to yield remains in the Triassic beds exposed along the foreshore. (Lilstock is highly rich in reptile and fish remains. including Plesiosaurus and Ichthyosaurus, these are often found in the cliff face itself or exposed on the foreshore. Bivalves, Ammonites , Belemnites, Brachiopods, Crinoids can also be found although these are much less common than reptile remains).
The locality is described as highly productive during winter storms for reptile remains, with occasional ammonites and shells.
This is a foreshore and cliff location, and fossils can often be found in both. The vast majority of fossils are found in or at the base of the cliff after high tides, or exposed on the foreshore during scouring conditions.
The site is part of the Blue Anchor to Lilstock SSSI, so no hammering the cliff.
Directions - head to Lilstock from the A39, you will pass through Kilton. There is a car park at Lilstock on the coast. Park here and access the shore. We shall then head east for the Jurassic Blue Lias to search for fossils at this classic locality.