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Erratic rocks in fields and on beaches of the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a marvellous place for the geologist on holiday, but there must be a suspicion that it has all been done before. When I first visited the island in 1999, my late wife Trina said that, … Continue reading

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The histology of a sauropod rib bone found in the Wessex formation, Hanover point, Isle of Wight.

In September 2015, I went to Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight to hunt for dinosaur bones. It was equinox tides all week, so an ideal time to get out on the furthest rocks of the Wessex formation, dating … Continue reading

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