The local quarry is a famous belemnite battlefield.
belemnite battlefield
idiomA fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra.
Origin
disputed originAfter the visual similarity of belemnite fossils to bullet shells.
Researchers discovered a new belemnite battlefield, where thousands of ancient fossils lie packed together in the rock.
Geologists carefully excavated the belemnite battlefield, revealing a dense layer of fossils that suggests a sudden, mass extinction event occurred millions of years ago.