Liverpool Airport launch fossil tour
20.11.07
Liverpool Airport has launched of a fossil finding guide aimed at passengers and visitors to the terminal. The guide highlights the main types of fossil that can be clearly seen in the limestone floor slabs across the terminal building and also offers a Fossil Mystery Tour around the terminal building.
The guide, known as 'JLA Fossil Mystery Tour' has been produced by a geologist from the Liverpool Geological Society and gives passengers the opportunity to explore what creatures once shared their footsteps more than 250 million years ago.
A spokesman for the airport said: 'It's fascinating to learn about the fossils in the limestone and to be able to now tell our passengers all about them. Some passengers aren't aware that the marks and patterns around the terminal are in fact fossils. The guide is also ideal for passengers wanting to the pass the time or for those who want to visit Liverpool Airport and explore the terminal in more detail.'
Joe Crossley, from the Liverpool Geological Society, added: 'It has been quite fantastic and most enjoyable to research the exotic continental fossils at JLA, because they are such superb fossils, so very well preserved, and beautifully displayed in the polished limestone slabs which not only floor the entire concourse but also adorn the walls.'
'The fossils are particularly interesting because they give a vivid insight into our world around 250 million years ago. With time to spare before their flight we hope that passengers will take up the tour and learn about the fossils and what they tell us about the distant past.'
The Fossil Mystery Tour guide is now available from the Information Desk in the terminal building.
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