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What Fossils can you find at Pakefield?


(Wild Boars jaw exposed in the forest bed at the base of the cliff) - 2001


(Delicate work of extracting a Deer Tibia from the Forest Bed) - 2004

Blue silty beds of the forest bed occasionally yield bones of mammals. The bones of this layer are more fragile and smaller than those from the gravel bed discussed later on this page. Smaller bones can also be found. The bed often only yields fragments.


(The Unio Bed containing small Mammas) - 2002

Between the blue greyish silt from the forest bed and the reddish orange silt, there is a very thin layer packed with stones and gravel. Within this layer, many small mammal remains can be found including in particular vole. It is best to wet sieve this layer.


(Red Brown Sand & Gravel Ferruginous Bed) - 2001

A similar gravel layer can be found to the South of the above where over 1.5m of blue clay is well exposed. This layer is below beach level and requires beach scouring. This layer is highly fossiliferious and contains a wide range of large mammal bones including Rhino, Deer, Boar, Horse, Whale and others. The bones in this layer can be very large and well preserved. This layer is very rarely seen.

 

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