Re: "Britain was dinosaur heaven 140m years ago"

[Adam <adam@crowlspace.com>]

Hi All

Gondwana seems to have missed out on all the exciting stuff. Here in Oz 
the dinos all seem a bit retro.

Adam

MKIRKALDY@aol.com wrote:

> The Sunday Times, April 13, 2008
> "Britain was dinosaur heaven 140m years ago" by Chris Gourlay 
> "BRITAIN  was one of the worldâs original Jurassic Parks, according to the 
> first attempted  'census' of the countryâs dinosaurs. Researchers have 
> identified 108 species  found since the first discovery was named in 1824 and believe 
> that the variety  of creatures make Britain an important area for dinosaur 
> remains."
>
> "The high concentration of species may have been the result of Britainâs  
> position as a land bridge during the Cretaceous period 140m years ago. Dinosaurs  
> spread along it between the land masses which are now Europe and North 
> America." 
>
> " 'Weâre probably in the top five places in the world for concentrations of  
> dinosaurs,' said Darren Naish, a vertebrate palaeontologist at Portsmouth  
> University and one of the researchers who carried out the study."
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736226.ece
>
> Mary
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