Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)





Jurassic beach is located in the English county of West Dorset, close to the village of Lyme Regis. Of course, there are no dinosaurs, but coastal cliffs contain many fossils of ancient mollusks ammonites

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

jewelers use ammonites for making jewelry, but here they are rubbish, which should be removed from the beach. Numerous tourists an excellent job with the role of cleaners, examining these fossilized shellfish souvenirs.

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

As a result of frequent landslides appear more and more remains of the ancient inhabitants of the planet.

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Ammonites jewelers use for the manufacture of jewelry, but here they are rubbish, which should be removed from the beach. Numerous tourists an excellent job with the role of cleaners, examining these fossilized shellfish souvenirs.

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Some fossils tourists to take a can not, as their weight with the stone a few hundred kilograms

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Estimated age of the fossils more than 185 million years

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Tourists looking for fossils along the coast

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

Jurassic Beach, Lyme Regis (16 photos)

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