it s the quality of preservation, it s the number of fossils we are finding but it s also the diversity. it s unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. this place must have been teeming with life you see the starfish, you can see the delicate detail on its arms. animals like stars fish and sea urchins, and crinoids, storks and others swim freely, putting stars and sea cucumbers added to this abundance of ancient marine life.
it s really unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. this might not look like much, a small and very muddy quarry. but when you get down here and look up close, there are fossils everywhere. the place is teeming with them. before you even start to dig, you see some lying on the ground. like this starfish. you can see the delicate details on its arms. this area was a delta, back in thejurassic period, where a river ran into a shallow tropical sea. under water were animals like starfish and sea urchins and meadows of creatures called usually on an excavation, you might get a handful of finds. stalks, while others swam freely. spindly brittle stars and sea cucumbers added to this abundance of ancient marine life. the site was discovered by local fossil hobbyists nev and sally. but at first the quarry