Mike at Everything Dinosaur

Currently reading the excellent "In Search of Sea Dragons" written by debut author Matthew Myerscough and published by Seren Books.

It documents the author's fascination and obsession with collecting marine reptile fossils around the coast of England.

Entertaining and enlightening, it charts the personal journey of Matthew from a near death experience to becoming a highly respected fossil hunter helping to uncover remarkable marine reptile specimens.

#fossils #fossilhunting #nonfiction

Apr 13 at 4:59amWeb
Show threadMike at Everything Dinosaur1d ago
"In Search of Sea Dragons" can be purchased here: https://www.serenbooks.com/book/in-search-of-sea-dragons/
In Search of Sea Dragons - Seren

“Delightfully obsessive and beautifully written.” – Lara Maiklem, author of Mudlarking After surviving a terrifying avalanche on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) as a young man, keen mountaineer Matthew Myerscough was forced to reevaluate his life. He returned to his childhood pastime, fossil hunting. Searching for spectacular marine reptile fossils on the beaches near his home developed […]

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Show threadAdam S. Smith1d ago
@EverythingDinosaur I’ll check it out. That’s a lithograph of Mary Anning’s ‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus discovery on the front cover.
Show threadMike at Everything Dinosaur1d ago
@AdamStuartSmith thanks for the information about the lithograph, I did not know that.