Ringstead Bay Fossil Oysters – Deltoideum delta 6

Fossil oyster from Ringstead Bay on the Jurassic Coast

Ringstead Bay Fossil Oysters – Deltoideum delta 6: Fossil oyster (Deltoideum or Liostrea delta) from the Ringstead Waxy Clays at the top of the beach in the western half of Ringstead Bay in Dorset, England.

2 Replies to “Ringstead Bay Fossil Oysters – Deltoideum delta 6”

  1. Deltoideum oyster fossils are found in both places because the rock is the same geological period and type. It is interesting to think of these similar conditions being shared by two regions so far apart in the world.

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