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Discover Alaska and Explore the Geodiversity and Fossils of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Sip back and explore the wild geodiversity and fossil heritage of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve in southwest Alaska. Discover Jurassic and Cretaceous fossils, dinosaur tracks, ancient volcanoes, Ice Age megafauna, and one of the most remote national parks in the USA, shaped by tectonic, volcanic, glacial, and marine processes over 160 million years.
Apr 10, 20255 min read


Discover Brazil and Explore the Fossils of Santana do Cariri
Sip baxk and explore Santana do Cariri, Brazil's Cearense Capital of Palaeontology, home to the Crato Formation in the Araripe Sedimentary Basin. Discover exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous fossils, including fish, insects, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and flowering plants. Learn about UNESCO Araripe Geopark, Gondwana tectonics, and semi-arid lake ecosystems shaping one of South America's most important fossil landscapes. Ideal for paleontology enthusiasts and geotourists.
Nov 29, 20244 min read


Discovering Pliosaurs on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset
Sip back and explore the Kimmeridge Clay Formation at Kimmeridge Bay on the Jurassic Coast reveals one of Britain’s richest marine reptile records. This guide explores the giant pliosaur discoveries, The Etches Collection, BBC’s Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster, and why Kimmeridge inspires Fossil Coast Drinks, combining geology, fossils, museums, and coastal tourism in Dorset. Ideal for visitors seeking Jurassic fossils, museums, dramatic cliffs and marine reptiles.
Dec 19, 20237 min read


The Geodiversity of Dawlish
Sip back and discover Dawlish, Devon, a seaside town with a remarkable Permian fossil sand dune system in the Dawlish Sandstone Formation. Explore its red cliffs, coastal stacks, and geodiversity, walk the South West Coast Path, and connect to nearby UNESCO sites including the Jurassic Coast. Perfect for geological enthusiasts and coastal tourists seeking a scenic, year-round destination with fossil heritage and natural beauty.
Oct 27, 20233 min read


Exploring the Fossils of Connecticut USA
Sip back and explore Connecticut’s rich geodiversity, Early Jurassic fossils, and dinosaur heritage. Known for autumn foliage and the official state dinosaur Eubrontes giganteus, the state preserves Triassic and Jurassic rocks of the Connecticut River Valley. Dinosaur trackways, glacial landscapes, and museum collections reveal how tectonics, rifting, and ice shaped Connecticut’s natural and cultural history for visitors, students, and geology enthusiasts.
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Visit Bath and Explore the Jurassic Period
Sip back and discover the geological story behind the City of Bath, where iconic landmarks, Roman thermal baths, and Georgian architecture are built from Jurassic-age Bath Stone formed in warm tropical seas during the Bathonian Stage. Explore how oolitic limestone, ancient hot springs, and complex Avon geology shaped this UNESCO World Heritage City’s landscape, history, and architectural beauty.
May 15, 20232 min read


Exploring the Fossils of Arizona USA
Sip back and explore Arizona’s deserts, canyons, and plateaus preserve one of the most diverse fossil records in the United States. From Paleozoic trilobites in Grand Canyon limestones to Triassic petrified wood at Petrified Forest National Park, the state reveals ancient seas, forests, dinosaurs, and mammals. Visitors explore iconic landscapes shaped by tectonics, volcanism, and erosion that together tell Arizona’s deep geological history for visitors today.
Apr 14, 20235 min read


The Upper Jurassic Fossil Lagerstatte of Solnhofen-Eichstatt in Bavaria, Germany
Sip back and explore the Solnhofen-Eichstätt fossil Lagerstätte in Bavaria’s Altmühltal Nature Park, the world’s only Tithonian plattenkalk site and home to the Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird. Discover Upper Jurassic fossils preserved in extraordinary detail, from jellyfish and pterosaurs to ray-finned fishes. Visit museums in Solnhofen and Eichstätt showcasing this geological heritage, where lagoons and reefs created unique conditions for fossil preservation.
Dec 8, 20225 min read


Fossil Hunting The Jurassic Coast's Cretaceous Rocks
Sip back and explore fossil hunting in the Cretaceous rocks of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, focusing on the fossil-rich Purbeck Group. Discover how limestone and mudstone shales formed in arid lagoons preserve dinosaurs, freshwater fish, insects, plants, and early mammals. Learn about Cretaceous environments, sea-level change, chalk formation, and the dramatic K–T mass extinction.
Feb 28, 20224 min read


Fossil Hunting the Jurassic Coast's Triassic Rocks
Sip back and explore the Jurassic Coast, a 155km UNESCO World Heritage coastline from East Devon to Dorset, revealing near-continuous Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks, fossils and landforms. Spanning almost the entire Mesozoic Era, this globally significant landscape records dinosaur-age life, dramatic cliffs and bays, gateway towns, fossil museums and responsible beach fossil hunting guided by a safety-focused code of conduct.
Feb 18, 20226 min read


Mary Anning The Jurassic Coast's Pioneering Palaeontologist and Fossil Collector
Sip back and explore the groundbreaking women of early Earth science, from Mary Anning’s Jurassic Coast fossil discoveries to pioneers like Etheldred Bennet, the Philpot Sisters, Mary Buckland, Charlotte Murchison, and Jane Marcet. Discover how these Georgian, Regency, and Victorian women shaped geology, palaeontology, and science education, overcoming gender and social barriers to leave an enduring legacy in Earth sciences.
Feb 15, 20226 min read
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