I made the most amazing discovery this morning. I had a ton of gravel delivered to my house earlier this year which was duly shoveled and brushed into place. This morning I was repositioning one of the graden lights when I saw a shell shaped item which I picked up. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a fossil! The Devil's Toenail (Gryphaea) is very common - nothing to get excited about there - but on further exploration I found that there are many, many of them throughout my gravel. It's amazing and rather exciting to know that my garden is now full of fossils for prehistory.
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2 comments:
Those are some great finds! My DD & DH just started about 6months ago looking for fossils & gems. Enjoy your little treasures.
Norma A.
Gillian- oh how cool! I guess it depends where you are if they are common. I'm a rockhead too, haven't been rock hunting for quite awhile though. Love all your work on your blog! Very inspirational! Thanks for visiting my blog! Marva
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