welcome to our virtual exhibition

fish out of water

the fossil fishes of Dura Den

and

the people who hunted them

The web site was built to complement a temporary exhibition at St Andrews Museum, Fife, and although that exhibition has now closed, we hope that the compiled research and links to other geological collections will continue to be of interest and use.

The exhibition on display at St Andrews Museum

Photographs by Sean Earnshaw

Illustration of Holoptychius from The Reverend Dr John Anderson's monograph on Dura Den published in 1857.

Holoptychius andersoni from the Rev. Dr. John Anderson's monograph on Dura Den, 1857

These web pages will lead you around the times, the places and the people associated with the discovery of the fossil fishes at Dura Den and subsequent expeditions to uncover them . There's a lot to see!

We'd like to know what you think, and welcome your comments and suggestions. We will keep the web pages updated as far as possible, especially to take your suggestions into account.

More information about St. Andrews Museum and other Fife museums will be found in Events at the St Andrews Museum Home Page

Address your comments to
email erikato@lineone.net
The exhibition information was compiled by Linda Gibson, Jacqueline Skeldon and Erika Topolewska.
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