A Geological History of Britain

The Iapetus Suture on the Isle of Man.

My lecture slides for the 2017 Lifelong Learning class ‘A Geological History of Britain’ can be found (as PDFs) here:

  1. Introduction: 2017_GHB_Part1_Intro
  2. Precambrian: 2017_GHB_Part2_Precambrian
  3. Palaeozoic: 2017_GHB_Part3_Palaeozoic
  4. Mesozoic: 2017_GHB_Part4_Mesozoic
  5. Cainozoic: 2017_GHB_Part5_Cainozoic

Other useful resources:

Geology of Britain (British Geological Survey) – see also the Geology of Britain viewer

Geological History of Britain and Ireland (Woodcock & Strachan 2012)

Geology of Britain (Toghill 2003)

The Geological Formation of Britain (In Our Time, Radio 4)

Freelance palaeontologist and Earth engagement specialist, available for hire in York and North Yorkshire. Co-founder of the Yorkshire Fossil Festival, founder-trustee of Earth Science Outreach UK. Can often be found online as @fossiliam

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