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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Apologies for cross-posting,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Largest near-complete ichthyosaur ever found in Britain!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please see the email and links below for an excellent and exclusive article written by Nigel Larkin, Geological Curators Group (GCG) committee member on the recent discovery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://geocollnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/excavating-the-rutland-sea-dragon-the-largest-ichthyosaur-skeleton-ever-to-be-found-in-the-uk/">https://geocollnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/excavating-the-rutland-sea-dragon-the-largest-ichthyosaur-skeleton-ever-to-be-found-in-the-uk/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/OriginalGCG/status/1480528602730881032">https://twitter.com/OriginalGCG/status/1480528602730881032</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Andrew Haycock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> The Geological Curators Group mailing list <GEO-CURATORS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Emma Nicholls<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 10 January 2022 12:06<br>
<b>To:</b> GEO-CURATORS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>
<b>Subject:</b> The Rutland Sea Dragon - Special Release!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have switched on any news channel or opened any webpage/actual paper this morning... you have probably seen coverage of an incredible discovery of the largest near-complete ichthyosaur
ever found in Britain!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The dig was led by Dr Dean Lomax, Dr Mark Evans and specialist palaeontological conservator Nigel Larkin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It was also my great pleasure to be part of the excavation team too!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nigel Larkin, GCG committee member, has written a fantastic exclusive article for our readers...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://geocollnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/excavating-the-rutland-sea-dragon-the-largest-ichthyosaur-skeleton-ever-to-be-found-in-the-uk/">https://geocollnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/excavating-the-rutland-sea-dragon-the-largest-ichthyosaur-skeleton-ever-to-be-found-in-the-uk/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The excavation will be featured on episode four of the BBC Two documentary series
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Digging for Britain</span></em>, tomorrow evening (11th Jan) at 8pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Emma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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