Buckland's Coprolite Table

The Geology Gallery of Lyme Regis Museum features a newly-conserved coprolite (fossil dung) table owned by William Buckland.  Museum volunteer Richard Bull, a qualified geologist and a local historian, has written a paper about this wonderful table which is available for download.

Epifaunal  worm tubes on Lower Lias ammonites

by Chris Andrew, Paddy Howe, Chris Paul & Steve Donovan

Fatally Bitten Ammonites

An abridged version of the paper Fatally bitten ammonites from the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis  by Museum  Education Officer - Chris Andrew, Geologist - Paddy Howe, Trustee - Chris Paul and Steve Donovan

Pablo Garcia-Gil has recently contacted us saying he has discovered cretaceous ammonites with similar bite marks. Examples are shown below.

We would be interested to hear from anyone who has made similar finds. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it