This wonderful old picture shows the mouth of the River Lim which passes under Buddle Bridge, described as a 'medieval gem' ...

THE countdown is on for the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, now firmly established as the UK’s largest palaeontological event. Over the weekend of June 14 and 15, leading palaeontologists, experts, ...

The Mary Anning Maquette, an original clay model of a new sculpture in Marys home town of Lyme Regis, can be seen at Market ...

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The “cabinet of curiosities” has heaps of “incredible pieces” squeezed into a small museum - it will be busy in the summer ...

What is it about dinosaurs? In our very earliest years, we get familiar with these prehistoric reptiles and I’d be willing to wager that more UK pre-schoolers can identify a T-Rex than even a ladybird ...

Palaeontologist Mary Anning found some of the first known fossils of ancient animals such ... In 1823, Anning discovered the first complete skeleton of a plesiosaur, another reptile that replaced ...

One of her most important discoveries was coprolites ... As a child, Mary Anning could be found collecting seashells and fossils with her father, who sold them to make extra money - and is ...

Today, Mary Anning is celebrated as the pioneer of palaeontology, and revered for her groundbreaking discoveries and indomitable spirit. The ichthyosaurus fossil she discovered is so well ...

The 2m-long (6ft 5in) fossil was one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered. The festival also includes the premiere of a new film about pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning.