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Affectionate-While71 t1_j7035i9 wrote

The only consistent place I’ve found fossils is in shale cliffs at end of Cory Lane in Portsmouth. At the water, head right for a few hundred feet at low tide and plenty of Carboniferous fern fossils in the layers.

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LittleSilverStars t1_j76ntgz wrote

I tried once but didn’t find anything. Do you need tools to break open the layers?

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Affectionate-While71 t1_j76zjzs wrote

The particular cliff is about 8 feet high and only a few seams have fossils. I recall a layer about 4 foot level. It’s crumbly so fingers only can help tell whether it’s worth exploring. I do use a thin putty knife to carefully pry out layers. But I also enjoy just beach combing the area for shards that have already eroded away.

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LittleSilverStars t1_j77edtq wrote

Cool thanks I’ll have to try again more thoroughly. Beach combing slightly south is very good for seaglass btw, where the beach curves out next to the shipyard.

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