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Fossil hunting in Gloucestershire and the Severn

The Severn Estuary cliffs and the Cotswold escarpment expose Triassic and Jurassic rocks. Aust Cliff, beneath the old Severn Bridge, is the classic locality for the Rhaetic bone bed.

1 location recorded

Coastline typical of Gloucestershire and the Severn

The geology

Triassic Mercia Mudstone and the Rhaetian bone bed along the Severn, with Lower and Middle Jurassic limestones through the Cotswolds.

Map of the United Kingdom showing fossil hunting regionsAust Cliff — South Gloucestershire

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Gloucestershire and the Severn

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Fossils found in Gloucestershire and the Severn

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