SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 28, 2025Interesting Engineering

7-year-old boy discovers 140-million-year-old Jurassic fossils in his front yard

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A seven-year-old boy in Derbyshire found 180-million-year-old marine fossils in his yard, but a paleontologist suggests the limestone block containing ammonites likely originated from Dorset, a well-known fossil site.

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