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The Etches Collection

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The Etches Collection
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View of the building housing The Etches Collection from the main road in Kimmeridge
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Established2016
LocationKimmeridge, Dorset, United Kingdom
FounderSteve Etches
ArchitectKennedy O'Callagahan Architects[1]
Websitetheetchescollection.org
View of the main gallery in The Etches Collection
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The founder Steve Etches in the workshop at The Etches Collection

The Etches Collection (also known as the Museum of Jurassic Marine Life)[2] is an independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Dorset, England.[3] It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches, a fossil hunter for whom some of his finds have been named,[4][5] from the local area on the Jurassic Coast, a SSSI and World Heritage Site,[6] especially around Kimmeridge Bay and the Kimmeridge Ledges.[7]

Building

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The museum building was opened in 2016 at a cost of £5 million to house a collection of over 2,000 fossil specimens so that they would remain accessible beyond the lifetime of Steve Etches.[8][9]

Collection

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Etches had been collecting for over 30 years prior to the museum opening,[7] and in that time he amassed a collection of fossils of international scientific importance that form the basis of the collection.[10] The collection includes examples of ammonite eggs and fossils from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation including Thalassodraco etchesi.[11][12]

See also

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References

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