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DEPOSITS MAGAZINE

DEPOSITS MAGAZINE

An acclaimed international collection of earth science articles and book reviews on palaeontology, geology, minerals and more

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A genuine Aspidorhynchus euodus fish jaw fossil from the Oxford Clay Formation at King’s Dyke, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Dating to the Middle Jurassic Callovian stage, this fossil represents part of the jaw apparatus of a predatory marine fish. SKU: P00609 A broken bivalve impression was still an exciting find on this visit to Worlebury Hill, Somerset. The close-up shows why we stopped for a better look.
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