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View Article  Update on Lyme Regis Landslide

Update on Lyme Regis Landslip

An update on the Lyme Regis landslide of May this year, the best way to enjoy the beach and to fossil hunt is with an experienced, professional fossil collector.   more »

View Article  Updating the Date of the Dinosaurs Demise

Refining the date for the end of the Cretaceous

Refinement of rock dating techniques permits scientists to more accurately date events in the Earth's history - clocks in the rocks.   more »

View Article  Remember the Ordovician

Remember the Ordovician - An important part of the Palaeozoic

Sandwiched between the geological periods of the Cambrian and the Silurian comes the Ordovician, (pronounced "Or-do-viss-ian").  The period lasted approximately ...   more »

View Article  Events that Shook the Country (Market Rasen Earthquake)

Earthquake shakes the Country - Epicentre 4km north of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

An earthquake has struck the UK, the epicentre has been calculated as just north of Market Rasen.   more »

View Article  New Study Links Oxidation of Oceans with Speedy Evolution

Pulse of Oxygen may have given Evolution a bit of a Boost

The oxidation of deep oceans between 635 and 55) million years ago may have had an impact on the evolution of life, helping life to press the evolutionary "fast forward" button.   more »

View Article  Principles of Geology - The Law of Superposition

A Brief Tribute to Nicolaus Steno - The Law of Superposition

Team members at Everything Dinosaur are already working on a number of events to mark the 200th anniversary of ...   more »

View Article  Geologists Get to the Bottom of the Chicxulub Impact Crater

Asteroid Impact at the Wrong Time and in the Wrong Place for the Dinosaurs

Research into the Chicxulub impact crater in Mexico, reveals the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago made a very big splash.

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View Article  Australian Dinosaurs Threatened by Desalination Plant

Australian Dinosaurs under Pressure from Development

One of the widely publicised impacts of global warming and climate change has been the very severe drought suffered by much of Australia in ...   more »

View Article  Head back to the Silurian on the Niagara Escarpment

Niagara Falls Area Reveals Ancient Fossil Treasures

The Niagara Falls attracts millions of tourists every year to watch the water cascading over the huge falls on the Canadian/US border, but ...   more »

View Article  Finding Fossils at an Airport - Something to do whilst Waiting for your Flight

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Launches Fossil Finding Tour

For passengers waiting at Liverpool John Lennon Airport a new attraction has just been launched to help them pass the time whilst ...   more »

View Article  How did the Silurian Period get its Name?

Why is the Silurian called the Silurian?

Recently we took a small party to some locations we know in the county of Shropshire where you can find fossils of brachipods, ...   more »