English Prehistoric Remains Site Declared "World Heritage Site"

[Richard W Travsky <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1708000/1708397.stm

A stretch of coastline along the south of England has been declared a
World Heritage Site because of its wealth of prehistoric remains.

The honour for a 95-mile (150 kilometres) stretch of shore in Devon and
Dorset has been granted by Unesco, the United Nations' cultural committee.
...
The Jurassic Coast, as it will now be known, is considered to be the only
place in the world displaying unbroken evidence of 185 million years of
evolution.
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It yields a steady flow of dinosaur remains, including previously-unknown
species.
...
Dinosaur footprints are found among the spectacular limestone coves and
headlands of Purbeck and the Isle of Portland.

Devon's red sandstone cliffs include important Triassic sites at Ladram
Bay and Sidmouth.