Ketton Quarry Event – The Finds

Posted on April 27, 2017 Updated on April 28, 2017

UKAFH members and attendants made some stunning finds at Ketton Quarry. This one mile wide quarry yields a wide variety of fossils. First up, Andrew Marsh, shares his finds with us, including his TWO! rare asteracanthus teeth.

Some more finds by Alister and Ian Cruickshanks including a complete clypeus echinoid.

Leader Craig Chapman also found various fossil shells a clypeus echinoid and ammonite fragments.

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