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TikTok Video Shows Yorkshire Beachcomber Finding Ammonite in 'Cannonball' Nodule

The clip features a seasoned beachcomber cracking open a spherical nodule to reveal an ammonite he identifies as 190 million years old.

Overview

  • Scott, who searches the Holderness Coast in East Yorkshire, filmed himself splitting a cannonball-shaped concretion known as a nodule.
  • Inside was a well-preserved ammonite that he identified as the genus Eleganticeras and dated by his estimate to around 190 million years.
  • The footage was posted to his @discovering_undiscovered TikTok account, where he regularly shares finds from more than eight years of beachcombing.
  • Regional and national outlets, including the Mirror and Yorkshire Live, reported on the video after it drew interest on social media.
  • The reported identification and age come from the finder, with no external confirmation from paleontologists or museums noted in the coverage.