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YORKSHIRE HISTORY: TEXTILES, FOSSILS AND URINE

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Author: FossilHuntress
Date: 2022-11-24 18:40:00
Blog: ARCHEA
URL: https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2022/11/yorkshire-history-textiles-fossils-and.html

Summary:

Yorkshire CoastYou may recall the eight-metre Type Specimen of the ichthyosaur, Temnodontosaurus crassimanus, found in an alum quarry in Yorkshire, northern England. The Yorkshire Museum was given this important ichthyosaur fossil back in 1857 when alum production was still a necessary staple of the textile industry. Without that industry, many wonderful specimens would likely never have been

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