Dinosaur Footprint Discovery!

To celebrate Earth Science Week, (9th - 15th October 2022), members of the project team took part in a guided walk of Yaverland sea wall with members of the local community. We were treated to a fascinating introduction by Dinosaur Isle to the geology of the area. The area of foreshore in front of Yaverland car park is part of the Yaverland Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Site (RIGS) due to its geology. It is identified as a site containing dinosaur footprints and it was discussed that upcoming ground investigation works could potentially reveal more undocumented footprints or other fossil remains.

In January 2023, the below ground explorations required careful monitoring by palaeontologists from the Dinosaur Isle Museum. As a result, additional dinosaur footprints were discovered on the beach in a trench in front of the centre of the Yaverland Car Park. The new footprints make it clear that the land on which the dinosaurs walked is likely to stretch the whole length of Yaverland beach. A palaeontologist will be on hand to keep a watchful eye over future construction work. More information on the discovery can be found here