(Searching for Mammal remains) - 2003

Within the dark banded freshwater mammal shale beds, Fragments of bone are common, compacted within the soft black and grey layers. Fragments of Crocodile, Fish and Turtle are very common, other mammals can also be found here. The bones are extremely fragile, it is best to keep them within the shale and preserve at home. An ideal way to collect here is to take several bags home and wet sieve. Small teeth can also be found, but make sure you sieve at 0.5mm since many of the teeth will fall through anything wider than this mesh.

At the west side of Durlston Bay, the hard limestone rocks yield crocodile, turtle, mammal, fish and reptile remains and occasional crustaceans. Although less common than the freshwater shale's, fossils within the limestone are much more well preserved. Fossils also tend to be more complete and less fragmented.