Charmouth

Be prepared for lots of photos! Yesterday I went to Charmouth as part of my MGeol project, which is looking into the theory that terrestrial dinosaurs found in marine rocks were victims of ancient tsunamis. For this project, I am looking into a specific dinosaur called Scelidosaurus, which has been found in Charmouth.

Scelidosaurus bones and reconstruction

I met up with the finder of some of the Scelidosaurus bones, and he showed me some of his samples and took me out to Charmouth so I could collect some of my own. Here are some photos of some of his samples:

An assortment of Scelidosaurus bones

Scelidosaurus leg bone

Crinoids

Large ammonite

Here are some photos of a sample of rock that he let me take from outside the dinosaur bone:

The bone in the rock

A small bit has been chopped off

My sample

Here is a photo from Charmouth:

Some of the areas where we sampled

Here are some of the photos of the samples that I took from Charmouth:

Ammonite

Ammonites

Belemnites

Rocks where Scelidosaurus has been found

Rocks where Scelidosaurus has been found

Wood

Oyster shells and wood

All of my samples!

A side note that some of you may find funny - at one point I got stuck in the mud! It came up to my knees and went in my wellies! I had to be dug out with a spade, and I had wet feet for the rest of the day! Other than that, it was a very fun day, and I got to see some amazing samples. I'm looking forward to working with the ones that I collected, and I shall hopefully keep you updated!