Sip back and discover Anguilla a limestone island on the Anguilla Bank within the Lesser Antilles, shaped by ancient volcanism, Miocene reef growth, and Pleistocene sea-level change. Karst caves preserve rich fossil records from marine corals to extinct giant rodents, revealing millions of years of ecosystem evolution that now underpin Anguilla’s reefs, beaches, wetlands, and geotourism across the eastern Caribbean.

Sip back and discover Bermuda that rises from the western North Atlantic as a unique pseudo-atoll, where volcanic foundations meet wind-sculpted carbonate dunes and coral reefs. Its limestone formations, fossil soils, and caves preserve Pleistocene marine and terrestrial fossils, including endemic land snails, birds, and tortoises.

Sip back and explore the Greater Antilles of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico a geologically complex Caribbean island arc shaped by 140+ million years of tectonics, volcanism, reef limestone, karst landscapes, and fossil-rich deposits. Discover UNESCO-recognised geosites like Jamaica’s Cockpit Country, Dominican amber, Miocene marine fossils, and coral terraces, revealing Earth’s plate-boundary processes, tropical palaeoecosystems, and seismic activity.

Sip back and discover the Cayman Islands’ fossil reefs, limestone landscapes, and cave deposits reveal hundreds of thousands of years of sea-level change, tectonic uplift, and tropical biodiversity. Fossils of corals, mollusks, Cuban crocodiles, and extinct mammals like Nesophontes hemicingulus and hutias provide a rare window into Late Quaternary ecosystems, human-driven extinctions, and the resilience of Caribbean reef and terrestrial environments.

Sit back and discover Puerto Rico a Caribbean geotourism hotspot where volcanic Cordillera Central mountains, the Northern Karst Belt caves, fossil sites like the San Sebastián Formation and Ponce Limestone, coral reefs, rainforests, and coastal plains reveal over 135 million years of Earth history. Easily reached via San Juan, the island blends tectonic landscapes, biodiversity, culture, and adventure for visitors.

Sip back and discover Jamaica’s remarkable fossil and geology heritage in the Caribbean Sea, where tectonic forces, volcanic island arcs, ancient ocean crust, and fossil-rich limestone plateaux reveal over 140 million years of Earth history. From the White Limestone Group and the dramatic karst of Cockpit Country UNESCO Global Geopark to uplifted reef terraces and fossil reefs, the island showcases plate tectonics, tropical carbonate systems, and evolving ecosystems across th

Sip back and explore the Dominican Republic’s extraordinary geodiversity and fossils on Hispaniola, where ancient oceanic crust, volcanic island arcs, uplifted coral reefs, amber-rich rainforests, karst landscapes, and fossil-rich caves reveal 150 million years of Earth history. From the Cordillera Central and Pico Duarte to Los Haitises and world-famous amber deposits, discover how plate tectonics shaped one of the Caribbean’s most scientifically significant natural landscap

Sip back and explore Haiti’s western Hispaniola landscape that reveals one of the Caribbean’s most dynamic geological regions, shaped by active plate tectonics, uplifted limestone plateaus, ancient oceanic crust, fossil reefs, karst caves, and seismic fault systems. From the Massif de la Selle to coastal reef terraces, the country preserves over 150 million years of Earth history, including Cretaceous tropical seas and Ice Age cave faunas.

Sip back and explore Hispaniola located at the heart of the Caribbean, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where soaring mountains, tropical forests, coral beaches, fossil caves and vibrant cities meet a powerful geological story shaped over millions of years through tectonic collisions, karst landscapes, amber forests and ancient reefs.

Sip back and explore how Scottish curling evolved from medieval games on frozen lochs into an organised sport with the founding of the Grand Caledonian Curling Club in 1838, later becoming Scottish Curling. At the heart of modern play is Ailsa Craig, a volcanic island whose exceptionally dense riebeckite granite created the world’s finest curling stones, connecting Scotland’s geological history directly to the sport’s global heritage.

Sip back and discover Cuba that lies at the heart of the Caribbean where shifting tectonic plates, ancient seas, and volcanic arcs have created limestone valleys, coral terraces, rugged mountains, and one of the region’s richest fossil records. From Havana and the Viñales Valley UNESCO Global Geopark to the Sierra Maestra and Ice Age cave sites, the island reveals over 200 million years of Earth history through dramatic landscapes shaped by deep geological processes.

Sip back and explore the Messel Pit fossil site in Hesse, Germany preserves an exceptional Middle Eocene ecosystem from 47–48 million years ago. Near Darmstadt and Frankfurt, this former oil shale quarry reveals exquisitely preserved plants, insects, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals from a volcanic crater lake. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the Bergstraße-Odenwald Geopark, Messel offers insight into mammal evolution and climate change.

Sip back and explore the Hunsrück Slate in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, preserves one of Europe’s most complete Early Devonian marine ecosystems, with pyritised fossils capturing muscles, organs, limbs, and internal anatomy. Sites like Bundenbach and Herrenberg within the UNESCO Global Geopark Hunsrück–Nahe offer rare insights into ancient seas, Early Devonian biodiversity, and the evolution of early marine life, making it a must-visit for palaeontology, geology, and geotou

Sip back and discover the Holzmaden Fossil Site in southern Germany, a world-famous Jurassic fossil locality in the Swabian Jura. Home to the Posidonia Shale, this UNESCO Global Geopark site preserves exquisitely detailed marine fossils from Early Jurassic seas, including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, ammonites, and rare soft tissues, revealing life in an ancient anoxic ocean basin between Stuttgart and Ulm today.

Sip back and explore the Bergstrasse-Odenwald UNESCO Global Geopark in southern Germany. Designated in 2015 it the spans 3,778 square kilometres between the Rhine, Main and Neckar rivers, preserving over 500 million years of Earth history. From the Upper Rhine Plain to the Odenwald Mountains, visitors encounter Variscan rocks, Triassic sandstones and limestones, Ice Age landscapes, the Felsenmeer boulder field, and the Messel Pit fossil site.

Sip back and explore the Fossil Coast Daily News Roundup for 22 December 2025 exploring dinosaur eggshell dating, crystal dinosaur eggs from China, ancient whales and sea cows, Italian dinosaur footprints, Triassic fossils from India, fossilised bee behaviour, freshwater fish origins, and molecular preservation in fossil bones—revealing how fossils act as deep-time archives of life and Earth history.

Sip back and explore the hidden clocks in dinosaur eggshells to massive Jurassic dinosaurs beneath Antarctic ice, today’s Fossil Coast Daily News Roundup explores key palaeontology discoveries from 21 December 2025. These stories reveal how fossils illuminate reproduction, evolution, extinction, and ancient environments across deep time.

Sip back and explore today’s top palaeontology news including newly unearthed Cretaceous marine reptile fossils in Colombia, record dinosaur trackways in the Italian Alps, and emerging insights into evolutionary history from fossil ecosystems worldwide. This authoritative review highlights discoveries that reshape our understanding of prehistoric life and the fossil record.

Daily Fossil Coast News Roundup for December 19, 2025 explores major fossil discoveries shaping our understanding of prehistoric life. Highlights include the first confirmed armoured dinosaur hatchlings from Cretaceous China, revealing early ankylosaur growth and development, alongside new research on ancient marine ecosystems dominated by ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and mosasaurs, and the discovery of a tiny fossil sea cow from the Miocene of Qatar.

Sip back and discover France and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Cerin, a tranquil hamlet in eastern France between Lyon and Geneva, famed for the Cerin Lagerstätte. This Late Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte preserves fish, jellyfish, crocodilians, pterosaurs, horseshoe crab relatives, and rare plants in exquisite detail within the Cerin Lithographic Limestone Formation. Explore the Musée paléoécologique, Sentier des Carriers trail, and nearby Jura attractions like Gor