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The Watermead pliosaur bones found were mainly ribs and the remains of massive vertebra. When laid out, these gave an estimated length of 25ft (7.5m) for the reptile. Unfortunately, no remains of the skull were found, which is a pity as this would have been 5ft (1.5m) in length with teeth up to 12 inches (30cm) long. The bones are today in the County Museum's store at Halton, with a few choice specimens on permanent display at the Museum in Aylesbury.

 Rock and fossil day at the Bucks County Museum Rock and fossil day at the Bucks County Museum Rock and fossil day at the Bucks County Museum Rock and fossil day at the Bucks County Museum
Photos above: Rock and fossil day at the Bucks County Museum: There is always lots going on at these events: identification of rocks, fossils or minerals brought into us; displays of local fossils, explanation of Bucks geology, leaflets and information; demonstrations and often something exotic to interest all.
 Studley Grange trip Studley Grange ammonites
Photos above: The group make many visits to geological locations such as Studley Grange for fossils:
Ivinghoe for beautiful Chalk landscape, ice age geology and an intriguing archaeological story Ivinghoe archaeological or geological lumps and bumps?
Photo Left: Shows the lovely view from Chalk escarpment to clay vale and of field systems, some of which have been in place since the Bronze Age! From Ivinghoe there are beautiful Chalk landscapes, ice age geology and an intriguing archaeological story. Photo Right: Archaeological or geological lumps and bumps? Both are visible in this photograph from the Ivinghoe hills - ice age sculpting of the hills and human activity from the Bronze Age to Iron Age making the large ditch in the foreground and the famous hillfort of Beacon Hill (out of site in this shot).


 
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