Thanks for watching everyone. Let us know if you've ever found a fossil and if you missed the live Q&A with @wightcoastfossils7921 then leave your questions in the comments below.

@geofffrank

9 ай бұрын

Hi, did you have any input on my comments on collecting from SSSI's - I would be interested in collecting at St. Catherine's but am confused - the schedule says I can't but you say I can? Can you confirm that I can please?

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What a fantastic documentary! This is the best video on fossils of the Isle of Wight I have seen. We went to Compton bay last winter and was lucky enough to find a small fragment of dinosaur bone. Looking forward to more top quality videos from this channel 😁👍

@NaturalHistoryMuseum

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! Hope you enjoy the next one which will be premiering at 11.00 BST tomorrow 😀 🦕

So much on such a small island! 😮

@NaturalHistoryMuseum

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic isn't it. We'll be discovering even more about why the Isle of Wight is the best place in Europe for finding dinosaurs in the rest of this series. Keep an eye out for new episodes releasing weekly!

Magnificent documentary!! So much information, no mucking about just straight to it! Absolutely love it! Cannot wait for more! Thank you Natural History Museum! G'day from Australia!

@NaturalHistoryMuseum

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the roar-some comment 🦖🦕 We're glad you enjoyed it all the way over in Australia! Hope you can tune in to watch more from this series. We'll have new episodes premiering every Tuesday at 11.00 BST

@thedragonsterritory2332

11 ай бұрын

@@NaturalHistoryMuseum No worries at all! As a scientist, I have always held the most sincere admiration for The Natural History Museum of London and of course, it is my favourite building in the world! And amazing, educational and extremely interesting content such as this is truly a pleasure to watch! Most definitely, I will be tuning in and sharing with my team of scientists and friends! Thank you!

@IndriidaeNT

7 ай бұрын

This video is incredible! It gives such great information on how to find fossils in the Isle of Wright which I will use when me and my family decide to look for fossils in the Isle of Wright someday and hopefully find the same ones from the video and maybe some new ones.

Megan…..simply the best 👍👌😀🙏 Steve B. xx

Loved and Subbed❤❤

A great video, exactly what i need before my visit and fossil hunt! Do you have a map of what is where, and what's permitted?

Very nice 👍🙂

Diplocynodon is a extinct genus of Alligator.

I've never collected from Watershoot Bay as it's part of a geological SSSI, but from what Jack was saying it is still fine to dig fossils regardless?

@jackwonfor6525

11 ай бұрын

A large proportion of the Island's south-west coastline is a site of Special scientific interest encompassing a lot of the Island's south/south-west coastline. As long as you are not digging directly into in-situ cliff faces or in-situ foreshore exposures and only collecting from ex-situ fallen loose blocks then it is okay to collect. But again only do so if you see fossils on the outside that can extracted and don't break blocks down randomly. But only take a few representative examples and make sure to not leave the site untidy or dangerous/unsafe for other users, then it is okay to collect material down on the beach at Watershoot Bay.

@geofffrank

11 ай бұрын

@@jackwonfor6525 So you don't need consent from English Nature to remove fossils from a SSSI?

@jackwonfor6525

11 ай бұрын

@@geofffrank each SSSI is different, watershoot Bay comes under the steephill cove-Compton chine SSSI running along the Islands south-West West Coast and each SSSI has there own set of Operations requiring English Natures consent. Down at watershoot Bay it's specified that you can't dig into soft Rock in-situ exposures and layering or extract minerals from these rocks or remove in-situ exposures or in-situ rocks from the beach but at Watershoot Bay there are no operations specifying a need for English Natures consent for collecting Loose material or removing already exposed fossils from ex-situ fallen blocks, if these are left then they will end up being destroyed by the wave action and power of the sea and as a result being broken down. Hope this helps :)

@geofffrank

11 ай бұрын

@@jackwonfor6525 Sorry Jack, this has just confused me more. The schedule for the Steephill-Compton SSSI seems pretty clear "Operations requiring consent - Extraction of ...... shells and blocks of rock from the beach". Would excavating fossils from said blocks of rock on the beach not be a breach without consent? Do you have confirmation from English Nature of a different interpretation?

@geofffrank

10 ай бұрын

@NaturalHistoryMuseum - what is your stand point on this? My interpretation of the SSSI is that I shouldn't collect fossils there, can you confirm if this is wrong? It would be really good to know.

What an excellent video. I'll look forward to watching more of these Isle of Wight episodes in the coming weeks.

@NaturalHistoryMuseum

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

How did you access the Thorness Bay?

What are the most commonly found fossils on the Isle of Wight? Are they almost the same as those we could find in Villers-sur-Mer (on Norman coast)? Thanks in advance. Greetings from France. 😉

@wightcoastfossils7921

11 ай бұрын

The geology of Normandy is broadly similar to the rocks found on the Isle of Wight! The most common fossils encountered on the Isle of Wight are generally late Cretaceous chalk fossils such as ammonites, flint sea urchins, sea sponges, bivalves and shark teeth. We have extensive deposits of the early Cretaceous Wealden group, a rich source of European dinosaurs! Younger Eocene and Oligocene rocks are present on the island's north coast producing mammals, reptiles and fish!

@bricebreard3380

11 ай бұрын

​@@wightcoastfossils7921thanks for the answer! 🙂

when you look for a rock but you find spinozilla 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Do I HAVE to report interesting finds? If I came across a bed of ammonites couldn't I turn it into a coffee table? Or turn a fossilized shell into an ashtray?