Gryphaea arcuata Fossil from England

This picture is of a Gryphaea arcuata oyster fossil. It was found in the Blue Lias of Lyme Regis England. The fossils date back to the Jurassic Period.

Specimens displayed at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016.

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Pholidophorus bechei Fish Fossil

This image is of the Pholidophorus bechei fish fossil. It was found in the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis England. The Blue Lias is in the bottom 32 meters of blue-gray limestone. This animal lived during the Lower Jurassic Period.

Henry Thomas de la Beche 1848 image in public domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Thomas_de_la_Beche.jpg

This species was named after Henry De la Beche (1796-1855). He lived in Lyme Regis with his mother as a child and became friends with Mary Anning.

Fossil on display at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016.

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Caloceras johnstoni Ammonite Fossil

These images are of the Caloceras johnstoni ammonite fossil. It was found on the Somerset coast of Dorset England. Creatures are from the Lower Jurassic Period in the Blue Lias strata. Fossils on display at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016. Fossils are composed of aragonite.

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk