Lyme Regis Ammonite Fossils

This post features a variety of ammonite fossils in one plate. Ammonites shown are Asteroceras margaritoides, Promicroceras planicosta, and Xipheroceras sp. The plate was found in the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis England. These ammonites lived during the Jurassic Period.

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

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Inoceramus faberi Bivalve Fossil

This image is of the Inoceramus faberi bivalve fossil. It was found in the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis England. This animal has relatives that lived  during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.

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

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Diademopsis bowerbanki Sea Urchin Fossil

This image is of the Diademopsis bowerbanki sea urchin 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.

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

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk