White Nothe - Where to look for Fossils?

Where to look for Fossils at White Nothe

(Looking for fossils at White Nothe) - 2000

The wide range of the Cretaceous formation gives a variety of fossils to find. The Upper Greensand is rich with the ammonite fauna from the Dispar Zone. This is just below the base of the chalk. The Basal Cenomanian, especially the blocks on the foreshore, is often crowded with the echinoid Holaster along with Ammonites and other fossils.

There is a wide range of fossils from the upper, middle and lower chalk, though the best sections can only be accessed by boat. Because the beds are vertical, the formations change and zones are limited in size. You never know what you are going to find at White Nothe due to the faults of Holworth House.

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