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Ancient ancestor of great white shark named after museum director

19 Aug 2013

A newly-discovered genus of shark that prowled Earth’s oceans 100 million years ago - and is thought to have been the ancestor of the great white -...

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Sedgwick Club group photograph taken in Tan-y-bwlch, Wales, 1891

Hot baths extra – a glimpse into the making of Earth sciences

20 Apr 2012

A display of material from the Sedgwick Museum records archive, on view to the public from tomorrow, offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of...

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Ichthyosaur

'Picture This #13' Mary Anning's Ichthyosaur, Sedgwick Museum

19 Jan 2012

Mary Anning’s fossil discoveries revealed an ‘ancient Dorset’, and were influential contributions to the blossoming science of palaeontology during...

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Access All Archives

22 Oct 2011

On Monday 24 October five world-class Cambridge museums will open late and put on a one-night-only sensory display featuring live performances and...

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