About

Hampshire and the surrounding areas boast many unique habitats, ranging from chalk uplands, large salt marsh estuaries and miles of clay cliff exposures. These are home to a high diversity of wildlife that we all know and love.

However, the area has seen dramatic changes in its 130-million-year history, from dinosaur-inhabited floodplains to deep seas and vast tropical everglades. All a far cry from what we see today!

In this talk by Megan Jacobs we explore the area's geological history, its past inhabitants, and how ancient events have led to the unique and diverse environments we see today.

Megan is currently a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth studying the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight. Megan also runs Wight Coast Fossils, a successful Isle of Wight-based geology and fossil tour company.