British people rushed to hunt for ancient treasures on the coast

Jurassic coast in Dorset has dozens of new diggers every day to hunt treasure after a huge set of sea reptile fossils are found here.

Jurassic Coast in Dorset has dozens of new diggers every day to hunt treasure after a giant sea reptile fossil found here on Boxing Day was sold for £ 15,000.

The British flock to the ancient treasure hunt beach

People from all over England flocked to this coast - a 96-mile world heritage site with cliffs formed 180 million years ago - to search for ancient biological fossils in hopes of selling much. money.

The treasure hunt in this area erupted after a fossilized skeleton of the 195 million-year-old marine reptile was nearly complete, 1.5 meters long discovered by collector Alan Saxon for $ 15,000. table.

195 million year sea reptile fossils are found at the beach

However, scientists have expressed concern about the smuggling of poaching fossils. They say they are irreplaceable ancient treasures and important evidence for people to learn about Earth's history. Therefore, they should be taken to museums, not private collections.