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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been researching the role of the Barton Levels at Barton Cliffs in Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire England in the development of the sciences of geology and palaeontology. Barton not only gave its name to the Bartonian Stage but also Charles Lyell and many notable geologists have close connections with Barton. It seems that the fossils were of such fine preservation that they have found their way into many collections outside England. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to add an appendix to my paper on the subject listing some of the organisations that have fossils of Barton provenance in their collection.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any such fossils in your collection then I would ideally like to know:-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1) Museum name<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>2) Approx no. of fossils from Barton-on-Sea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>3) Names (preferably English) of the type of fossils.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>4) Collector(s) if known.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>5) Details of any large, impressive, unique or otherwise important fossils.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I look forward to hearing from you about your collections and welcome any question about my research and findings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>David Hall</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Milton Heritage Society<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Tel: 01425 638995<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Mob: 07855 255884<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Email: mail@davidewhall.plus.com<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>