Seven-year-old finds Jurassic fossils in his garden

What's the most exciting thing you've ever dug up?

It'll probably take something special to beat seven-year-old Elliott, who struck lucky when he discovered a number of super old fossils in his garden.

They are thought to date back 140 million years, to the Jurassic period.

Elliott said finding the fossils was "really inspiring" and he hopes to find more in the future.

"I love fossils. It made me really happy"

Elliott moved into his new home in Derbyshire with his family earlier this year.

During work in the front garden, he helped to dig up limestone rocks from the ground after they had become exposed.

On cracking them open, he and his parents discovered that they were hiding a real surprise - they were full of Jurassic creatures.

Elliott said: "I love fossils. It made me really happy we just found it.

"When I look at one of my fossils, it makes me really interested and I think, how many more dinosaurs can I find?" he added.

An expert told the BBC that the fossils were ammonites, which are ocean creatures from when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and that they had probably been brought to Derbyshire from Dorset by humans.

Elliott says he'd love to come across more fossils in the future.

He explained: "Finding fossils is really inspiring and I want to do it more. They look so cool."