Earth Sciences Group Articles

Talk: Nördlinger-Ries Meteorite Impact by Bob Loveridge

Published 19th May 2022

On Thursday 19 May 2022, Bob Loveridge gave us a very good talk on the Nördlinger-Ries Meteorite Impact Crater. This is to be found in Germany, in the area of western Bavaria and eastern Baden-Württemberg. It is about 24km (15 miles) in diameter, and the town of Nordlingen is situated about 6km (3.4 miles) from […]

Talk – Fossils of the Araripe Basin, Brazil – Repeated

Published 20th January 2022

Bob Loveridge kindly agreed to repeat his talk given to us on 18th December, as a few people missed it, and we did not complete our examination of the fossils. So on 20th January 2022 at the Radnorshire Museum, we listened to the talk, and had a marvelous time looking at and handling the fossils. […]

Talk – Fossils from the Araripe Basin, Brazil

Published 18th November 2021

Bob Loveridge (Portsmouth University) will be giving us a talk on the temporary fossil display at the Radnorshire Museum. These are Cretaceous fish fossils, and Bob is their official keeper. They are due to be be removed from the Museum after our talk. The talk will be on Thursday 16th December 2021 in the Radnorshire […]

Visit to the National Museum of Wales 2nd December 2021

Published 18th November 2021

A few of us went to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff on Thursday 2nd December 2021. This was a DIY visit. However the palaeontology curator, Cindy Howells, met us and gave us a tour of the Geology of Wales exhibition, including Lily’s Fossil Footprint and Dracoraptor Hanigani. The latter was named for Wales […]

Silver Mountain Experience 11 November 2021

Published 7th October 2021

A group of 10 of us visited the Silver Mountain Experience near Aberystwyth on 11 November 2021. This is the site of the former silver-lead mine at Llywernog. We went on the “A Miner’s Life Guided Tour” as well as visiting their Museum. The social history was compelling, and we all gained a taste of […]

Radnorshire Museum Visit

Published 8th September 2021

The group visited the Radnorshire Museum in Llandrindod Wells on Thursday 7th October 2021. This was our inaugural group outing! Our local palaeontologist, Dr Joe Botting, met us there. He gave us a talk about the geology of this area, and gave us an idea of deep time – just how long ago is 460 […]