Palaeoecology

Fossils from the Jurassic Coast represent a unique record of the history of life on Earth. They tell stories of the tenacity of life and the wondrous diversity that has existed over time as a result of evolution.

Through the study of these fossils we witness the struggle of our mammal ancestors during the reign of the giant reptiles, realise the profound and sometimes catastrophic implications of environmental change, and come to understand something of our own species through the nature of our insatiable curiosity and unrelenting pursuit of understanding. Step back in time with us and imagine these remarkable creatures as they were in life, hundreds of millions of years ago.