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The Lost World: Where are Jersey’s dinosaurs?

It goes without saying that we at the aspiring Jersey Island Geopark love dinosaurs and everything about with them and yet, frustratingly, their fossils are nowhere to be found on Jersey. When it comes Stegosaurus, Diplodocus and Tyrannosaurus, our island is more of a Brassic Park than a Jurassic one. Not that this matters from a Geopark point of view – our rocks, landscapes and seascapes are dramatic and internationally renowned – but periodically we are asked about Jersey’s dinosaurs and their conspicuous absence.

Jersey. A Symphony of Creation

Beneath your feet lies a story 600 million years in the making. Forged in fire. Shaped by ice. Carved by the sea. Torn from an ancient landmass and cast into measureless oceans, Jersey is more than an Island - it’s a fragment of Earth’s dramatic history. This is a place of primeval mountains, deep seas, volcanic islands and granite magma. Wind, rain, ice and tides created valleys, caves and cliff where early humans found sanctuary. It’s a living landscape where every stone, tide and trail tells a story of survival, transformation, and connection to nature.

Geodiversity Poetry and Prose

In honour of International Geodiversity Day on 6th October 2024, aspiring Jersey Island Geopark invited local poets and writers to participate in a special project celebrating our Island’s rich geodiversity. The 2024 theme was ‘Conserving the Past – Sustaining the Future'.