Palaeontology – Rutland County Museum

Overhead photograph of Rutland Sea Dragon in situ at Rutland Water with Professor Dean Lomax laying along side for scale.

RUTLAND’S NEW CULTURAL & CIVIC CENTRE MOVES FORWARD

PLANS to transform Rutland County Museum into a state-of-the-art cultural and civic centre have taken a step forward, following approval from cabinet. At a recent cabinet meeting, members voted to …

Photograph of Richard Forrest, Darren Withers from Peterborough Geological and Palaeontological Group with Roy Smith and Prof David Martill from Portsmouth University with the pterosaur bone.

Collections / Collections Corner / Palaeontology

Flying Reptile Bone found in Rutland!

We are excited to announce the arrival of a new fossil to our collections! This amazing bone belongs to a Pterosaur (possibly part of an ulna), the largest animals ever …

Category: Palaeontology