Somerset Oolite Jurassic Ammonites These classic ammonites are found around the fields in Ilminster, Somerset. They are virtually the same species as those found in in the Whitby Upper Lias. Their cream colour makes a nice contrast against the darker tones of those found up in the north of the country.
In Somerset, they are discovered by ploughing the fields of the area, sometimes the soil only being a few inches thick, on top of bedrock. Loose bedrock is lifting up during the process, as is the natural heaving process of uplift, from frozen water in the rocks, cracking and pushing them upwards. Surface weathering and rain cleans off much of them. Beacon Limestone Formation (‘Junction Bed’ Oolite of Ilminster, Somerset, UK. 160 Million years old. Jurassic age. Field walking (with permission of course) is the best way to find them.
Hildoceras Ammonites These are normally belonging to Hildoceras bifrons and lusitanicum sp
Polished Somerset Oolite Jurassic Ammonites These classic ammonites are found around the fields in Ilminster, Somerset and with a little help from human hands, they are cut and polished, shaped and smoothed down to a perfect shine. These really do compliment an ammonite collection, and they also show what the inside of the ammonites look like now after all this time.