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    The World Heritage Jurassic Coast Showing 185 Million Years Of History



    The Jurassic Coast is England's first natural World Heritage Site.
    Covering 95 miles of coastline from East Devon to West Dorset in south-west England,
    displaying 185 million years of the Earth's history.

    Durdle Door (below)


    World Heritage status was achieved because the Jurassic Coast provides a unique insight into Earth Sciences.
    It shows a geological ‘walk through time’ spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
    World Heritage Sites are places of ‘outstanding universal value’ selected by UNESCO.

    The Official Jurassic Coast Website
    http://jurassiccoast.org/

    The formation of a geological spectacle
    http://jurassiccoast.org/rocks-and-f...ical-spectacle



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Coast

    The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England.
    It stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon
    to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset, a distance of 155 kilometres (96 mi).

    Chartered in 2001, the Jurassic coast was the second wholly natural
    World Heritage Site to be designated in the United Kingdom.

    Its entire length can be walked on the South West Coast Path.




    The site was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders
    as one of the wonders of the South West (of the UK),
    and in a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers,
    the Jurassic Coast was named as the fifth-greatest natural wonder in Britain.



    The Jurassic Coast consists of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous cliffs,
    spanning the Mesozoic Era, documenting 180 million years of geological history.

    The site shows excellent examples of landforms,
    including the natural arch at Durdle Door,
    the cove and limestone folding at Lulworth Cove and an island, the Isle of Portland.

    Chesil Beach is a fine example of both a tombolo
    (a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland
    by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar)
    and a storm beach (a beach affected by particularly fierce waves).

    Chesil Beach, a short distance from Weymouth in Dorset, is an ideal place to watch the sun set.


    The site has stretches of both concordant and discordant coastlines.

    Due to the quality of the varied geology, the site is the subject of international field studies.

    This area was home to Mary Anning, a palaeontologist who studied the fossils
    of the coastline around Lyme Regis and discovered the first complete Ichthyosaur fossil at the Spittles.



    The highest point on the Jurassic Coast,
    and on the entire south coast of Britain,
    is Golden Cap at 191 metres (627 ft).





    Lyme Bay


    Pulpit Rock (below)



    8 Distinctive Red Cliffs on the Jurassic Coast (below)


    Millions of years of history
    http://www.visit-dorset.com/about-th...jurassic-coast

    Dorset’s Jurassic Coast was granted its UNESCO status for its outstanding geology
    with parts dating back over 185 million years.

    For this reason it is a hot bed for fossil hunting with hundreds of specimens
    having been unearthed from the cliffs and beaches.



    Find your own piece of history
    http://www.visit-dorset.com/about-th...jurassic-coast

    There are many opportunities to take part in fossil hunting along the Jurassic coast
    many of which are based around the stomping ground
    of possibly the most famous fossil hunter Mary Anning in Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

    Here you can take part in an supervised fossil hunting guided walk
    and learn the skills that Mary developed over 100 years ago.



    Walk in the footsteps of giants
    http://www.visit-dorset.com/about-th...jurassic-coast

    The Jurassic Coast is living breathing history walk with evidence
    of times gone by when giants roamed the earth waiting to be found.

    This stretch of coastline provides some of the most jaw dropping scenery
    and views that will live long in your heart and is a favourite destination for walkers and nature lovers alike.





    The geoneedle (below) is made from different rocks along the Jurassic Coast
    and marks its western end at Orcombe Point near Exmouth, Devon.


    As the Jurassic Coast is roughly 95 miles in total length, there are plenty of things to do,
    attractions to visit, events to see, towns & villages to visit.
    Luxury hotels, quirky bed and breakfasts, exclusive holiday cottages,
    family friendly campsites, caravan parks and holiday parks are all in the area.

    The Jurassic Coast also has an amazing array of places to eat
    such as restaurants, cafes and gastro pubs, many with fantastic views of the coast.

    If you think the Jurassic Coast is all about fossils, think again!
    The area has the best beaches, gardens and golf courses in the UK.





    It is vital you keep yourself and others safe while visiting the coast,
    so please take a moment to read the information below before visiting.

    • The risk of landslides and rock falls increase following servere weather and sea conditions.
      Residents and visitors to the county are encouraged to follow safety advice
      along the coastline as landslides and rock falls can occur quickly and without warning.
      Tides have also re-shaped and stripped beaches around the coast meaning
      it is easier to be cut off by the incoming tides.
      More information about landslides and rock falls can be found at www.dorsetforyou.com/410768.
    • Walking along coastal paths may also be muddy and slippery in places
      so people should keep to official routes and follow warning signs at all times.
    • You can find more information on World Heritage Sites in South West England,
      including the Jurassic Coast, the City of Bath, Cornish Mining and Stonehenge and Avebury,
      as well as the North Devon Biosphere and English Riviera GeoPark UNESCO sites,
      by visiting the Natural England Website.
    • Along this stretch of coast, artists have long recognised
      the opportunities for linking the creative sector with the earth sciences -
      find out more about The Creative Coast project!
    • Explore the Jurassic Coast by bus!
      The hop-on hop-off X53 service is a perfect way to visit one of the Jurassic Coast attractions,
      walk a section of the South West Coast Path or just sit back and marvel at the views from the top deck.

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    I seriously love dinosaurs and other pre-historic creatures from that period like the early crocodylomorphs, marine reptiles, our synapsid extinct relatives and so on, and the UK have great natural history museums showcasing them and all that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McCree900 View Post
    I seriously love dinosaurs and other pre-historic creatures from that period like the early crocodylomorphs, marine reptiles, our synapsid extinct relatives and so on, and the UK have great natural history museums showcasing them and all that.
    It's extremely intriguing to see the types of prehistoric creatures that ruled over this planet prior to human mammals. Modern birds evolved from avian dinosaurs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird

    The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from feathered ancestors within the theropod group, which are traditionally placed within the saurischian dinosaurs, though a 2017 paper has put them in a proposed clade Ornithoscelida, along with the Ornithischia. True birds first appeared during the Cretaceous period, around 120 million years ago.

    DNA-based evidence finds that birds diversified dramatically around the time of the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event 66 million years ago, which killed off the pterosaurs and all the non-avian dinosaur lineages. Birds, especially those in the southern continents, survived this event and then migrated to other parts of the world while diversifying during periods of global cooling. Primitive bird-like dinosaurs that lie outside class Aves proper, in the broader group Avialae, have been found dating back to the mid-Jurassic period, around 170 million years ago. Many of these early "stem-birds", such as Archaeopteryx, were not yet capable of fully powered flight, and many retained primitive characteristics like toothy jaws in place of beaks, and long bony tails.
    Have you seen this short 1 minute video clip taken from a BBC Wildlife documentary about the Ice Age giant sabre-tooth cat?
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    Quote Originally Posted by McCree900 View Post
    I seriously love dinosaurs and other pre-historic creatures from that period like the early crocodylomorphs, marine reptiles, our synapsid extinct relatives and so on, and the UK have great natural history museums showcasing them and all that.
    The Natural History Museum in Kensington (a beautiful building which opened to the public in 1881) is home to some 70 million specimens of various life-forms, which are studied on by 300 scientists who visit the site each day.

    Entry to the museum is free to the public, and the entry to most of London's 200 museums and art galleries are also free as they're educational sites.

    The wonders of the natural world have continued to grow and be exhibited here. There's a Darwinian learning site there and a large statue of Charles Darwin inside the beautiful building, and 70 million microscopic to gigantic specimens are on public display.

    Five million people visit this incredible museum every year where there's 70 spectacular galleries, interactive areas, and educational teachers, scientists, and tour guides are on-site there to guide and assist the public around the building. Seven million people have also joined the museum's site online.



    It's a beautiful and historic building too, with an outdoor public ice-skating rink in the external grounds of the Natural History Museum during the winter season.



    The free museum in West London is often very busy and full of students, scientists, school classes, and tourists. They also have overnight stay and sleepover facilities inside the Natural History Museum.



    I also like the way that ancient natural specimens are carefully preserved and interestingly displayed to the public in an educational manner at Oxford's Natural History Museum.

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