Earlier last week the BBC reported a “dramatic rescue” of fossil hunters, cut off on a rising tide by a large landslide in the unstable Jurassic cliffs at Charmouth, Dorset, UK.
I have made an animation to explain the cause of the slump, or at least, what I think happened!
click the image to run the animation
The animation is made in Koolmoves. I really like this program, it’s much easier than Flash to learn, and it’s very good value for money. Some more of my animations may be found here.
I visited the site of the landslide to take some photographs, which can be seen at Flickr.
photosMore information about the Jurassic coast here. Southampton University have a number of pages devoted to the geology of the region and this site has some useful visualizations about the mass movement processess operating locally. Fossil hunters might be interested in a description of the fossil-bearing strata and field guide found here.
Nice animation! Thanks for alerting me to the Koolmoves software - I’ll certainly be checking that out. I’ve always wanted to create my own Flash-based stuff but haven’t had the time to sit down and learn how to use it properly. This seems like a great option!
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