Marloes - Where to look for Fossils?

Where to look for Fossils at Marloes Sands?

(Large blocks of shale) - 2007

The two most productive fossiliferous areas are both to the south east of the path to the beach. Head this way when you reach the beach and stop when you see another path that descends downwards from the cliff top. If you look at the rocks that make up the base of the cliff here you should be able to find fossils.

The second fossiliferous area is further along the beach, perhaps 300m away from the first. Here the layers in the cliffs are virtually perpendicular and composed of a flakey shale. Many fossils can be observed in situ in these rocks and some can collected in the scree near-by.

(Loads of shale scree) - 2007

(Next to the bottom of the other path) - (2007)

(Shale) - (2007)

The bottom of the other path- (2007)

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