Charmouth Mudstone Formation
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The Charmouth Mudstone Formation is a geological formation in England, dating to the Early Jurassic. It forms part of the lower Lias Group. It is most prominently exposed at its type locality in cliff
Cliffs of the Charmouth Mudstone Formation at Charmouth, Dorset
Vertebrate fauna of the Charmouth Mudstone Formation
Archaeonectrus
Attenborosaurus
Mary Anning
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Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at
Charmouth Mudstone Formation
…played a prominent role in the history of early paleontology, with its Lyme Regis-Charmouth exposure being frequented by fossil collectors including Mary Anning. The Shales With Beef Member is around 28–30 metres thick in the Lyme Regis-Charmouth region and predominantly consists of thinly bedded medium to dark…
Anning with her dog, Tray, painted before 1842; the hill Golden Cap can be seen in the background.
Blue plaque where Mary Anning was born and had her first fossil shop, now the Lyme Regis Museum
1842 sketch of Anning's house
Blue Lias cliffs, Lyme Regis