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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Huge landslide closes part of England's most-visited National Trail

A massive landslip at Charmouth reshaped the Jurassic Coast, collapsing thousands of tonnes, detaching cliff sections, and closing the South West Coastal Path.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

New species of sword dragon' reptile named after fossil discovered in UK

A skeleton discovered on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur, called Xiphodracon goldencapensis or the Sword Dragon of Dorset, is the only known example of its kind in existence. Thousands of ichthyosaur fossils have been found along the Jurassic Coast, but scientists say this particular fossil helps to fill an evolutionary gap.
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