| Event type: | Meeting |
| Date: | 20th May 2026 |
Dr Aaron Hunter introduces us to 19th-century palaeontologist Mary Anning. We discover how she searched the Jurassic rocks of England's south coast to unearth what were believed to be sea dragons and what we now call marine reptiles. We will not only look at these spectacular fossil remains, but also see how palaeontologists have revealed how these ancient extinct animals lived. Our journey will take us into a distant past, from south-west England to southern Germany, where shallow seas were inhabited by fish lizards, marine crocodiles and floating islands of tree trunks with ancient starfish-like animals attached to them. Finally, we will look at the animals that ruled the land for millions of years, the dinosaurs, and how the first palaeontologists discovered, reconstructed, and named these amazing creatures from the Jurassic World.
