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One of the largest collections of rare marine fossils anywhere in the UK has been discovered by a couple using Google Earth. Non-professional palaeontologists discovered the site in Wiltshire during the second lockdown, while researching the geology of the area online. After being contacted by the duo, Dr Tim Ewin, a senior curator in Earth sciences at the Natural History Museum (NHM), secured funding for a dig at the site, and was amazed at the number of specimens discovered. The findings of h...

One of the largest collections of rare marine fossils anywhere in the UK has been discovered by a couple using Google Earth. Non-professional palaeontologists discovered the site in Wiltshire during the second lockdown, while researching the geology of the area online. After being contacted by the duo, Dr Tim Ewin, a senior curator in Earth sciences at the Natural History Museum (NHM), secured funding for a dig at the site, and was amazed at the number of specimens discovered. The findings of h...

‘Treasure trove’ of marine creatures found by amateur fossil hunters in the Cotswolds The i 8 hrs ago Lewis Smith A “treasure trove” of fossilised sea creatures killed as they braced for the impact of a mudslide 167 million years ago have been discovered in the Cotswolds. More than 1,000 “exquisitely preserved” animals have been uncovered at the site discovered during the second lockdown by a couple using Google Earth. It is the biggest collection of Jurassic echin...

Neville (right) and Sally Hollingworth pose for a photograph during a dig in a quarry in the north Cotswolds. (PA) One of the largest collections of rare marine fossils anywhere in the UK has been discovered by a couple using Google Earth. Non-professional palaeontologists discovered the site in Wiltshire during the second lockdown, while researching the geology of the area online. After being contacted by the duo, Dr Tim Ewin, a senior curator in Earth sciences at the Natural History Mus...

BBC News By Jonathan Amos image captionFrozen in time: Fossilised seafloor animals from the Jurassic, all piled on top of each other "If they could squeal, Im sure they would have done." Palaeontologist Tim Ewin is standing in a quarry, recalling the calamity thats written in the rocks under his mud-caked boots. "They tried to protect themselves, adopting the stress position of pulling their arms in," he continues. "But it was all in vain; you can see where their arms got snagged open, right up...

Jurassic sea creature coming to life. - theyre amazing! theyre just, you know, just- as like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says its the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. we heard from dr tim ewin in that report — were going to speak to him further now — he is senior curator and palaeontologist a...