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"...they’re often known as sea lilies, but they’re not plants, they’re a sea animal..." - The crinoids
One assistant producer...
"...when I grew up a bit I realised that it wasn't just dinosaurs that were cool..." – Amanda Kier
The (other) cameraman
"... he found it while bouldering along the rocks on the coast of Ireland..." – Mark McCauley
The rope access technician
"...gave my dad an enormous block of limestone with a huge ammonite in it.." – Martin Hughes-Games
The freelance fossil collector
"...it’s that first thrill of finding something I think that sticks with you for the rest of your life..." – Martin Simpson
The lecturer and research fellow
"...from that day onwards, I was hooked, I was going to be a dinosaur hunter..." – Phil Manning
The naturalist
"...it did seem extraordinary, a shell made out of stone..." – Sir David Attenborough
Content last updated: 16/06/2008
