Fiann's Fossil Find

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This amazing ichthyosaur skull was found by local collector Fiann Smithwick in July 2010. After a landslide on Stonebarrow beach he found several blocks of shale which had fossil bone sticking out of them. Fiann collected all the fragments he could find and took them to local fossil preparator Chris Moore at Forge Fossil Shop here in Charmouth. Chris reconstructed the skull from all the fragments and then prepared it revealing all the details of this fantastic find.

This specimen has been recorded for the Fossil Collecting Code. For more information about the code and to see other significant finds from the coast click here.