The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is perhaps one of the most extraordinary places in the world, where you can literally time travel with every step you take along its beautiful beaches.

This possibility exists because a few hundred million years ago, the horizontal rock layers of the Jurassic Coast were uplifted and tilted towards the east. In a sheer geological coincidence, these tilted rocks are exposed along an actively eroding coastline which provides geologists with a near complete, continuous record of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world: 185 million years of Earth’s history in just 95 miles of stunning coastline.

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Dr Anjana Khatwa is an Earth scientist specialising in bringing stories about the origins and formation of natural landscapes to life for a wide range of audiences. Anjana has appeared on BBC Four’s Beach Live as the show’s resident geologist expert, engaging audiences with her insight and knowledge about geology and fossils. She has also appeared on many shows, including ITV’s This Morning, Channel 5’s My Cornwall with Fern Britton, and BBC Two’s Villages by the Sea.

She is an established learning professional and has published numerous papers on glacial geology, developed award winning teaching resources and won the Royal Geographical Society Geographical Award for excellence in educating the public about the Jurassic Coast.

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