Even into the 20th century, quarrying was carried out by manual labourers using hammers and pickaxes. The quarry workers who came across important fossil specimens often remain nameless. At the ...
During the 19th century, the Jurassic limestone layers of southern and eastern Warwickshire were quarried for flooring, gravestones and walling, and for making lime and cement. Workmen often uncovered amazing fossils ...
