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Description: | The important geological collection derives from the coastal outcrops and hinterland of Lyme. About half originates from the Rhaetian and Lower Jurassic, the rest from the Middle and Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous.
There are rocks, minerals, vertebrates, invertebrates and a few plants. The collection has many good specimens, with some historically important pieces, and comprises a good general collection of local fossils.
The archive of documents from many leading geologists is an important aspect of the museum's collection, as well as the association with Mary Anning, the first great fossil collector to realist the scientific significance of fossils. | Subjects: | Geology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Bridge Street
Lyme Regis,
DT7 3QA | Telephone: | 01297 443 370 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:3247 | Go to resource |
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