In The Rocks
The geology of the Isle of Wight spans an extraordinary range of ancient environments, from floodplains once dominated by dinosaurs to deep, life-rich seas, and finally to landscapes resembling today’s Florida Everglades that supported diverse mammal communities. Its exposed sedimentary rocks record more than 128 million years of geological history and have been intensively studied for over two centuries. Despite this long and detailed history of research, new discoveries continue to emerge each year, steadily refining our understanding of the island’s complex past. Advances in modern technology now allow geologists to extract detailed information from the rocks — including paleotemperatures, precise ages, and evidence of environmental and climatic change — much of which would have been impossible to obtain just 50 years ago, when such techniques were not yet widely available.
Fossils are found all over the Island in places you would not expect
I am a born and bred islander, I have enjoyed collecting and studying fossils from an early age.
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Below are a few fossils I have found on my travels…
