Devoted to the Jurassic Cliffs of west Dorset, England. This website covers the Lower Jurassic from Lower Lias to Middle Lias, and is intended as an educational information source. Photographs of the area and of Ammonite and Belemnite fossils included.

Geological field guide to Lower Jurassic strata (Lias) of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, Geology field trip guide ...

Mary Anning When Mary Anning was just a year old, a traveling circus passed through the village where she lived, and everyone flocked outdoors to see it. A severe thunderstorm developed, and the woman holding Anning was struck by lightning and killed. Anning survived and, according to her family, became much smarter and livelier as a result. Her intelligence served her family well, as she began ...