Fossil Explorer

Fossil Explorer Free App

Rated 3.76/5 (17) —  Free Android application by Natural History Museum

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About Fossil Explorer

Uncover the ancient plant and animal fossils hidden beneath your feet.

Fossil Explorer is a field guide to the common fossils of Britain and will help you identify fossils based on where you find them. The app uses a geological map to plot the rocks present at your chosen location and provides a list of fossils known to occur in rocks of the same age.

Whether you want to discover ammonites along Dorset’s Jurassic coast, marine reptiles in Whitby or trilobites in Wales, this app can tell you more about your fossil finds.

Fossil facts and illustrations will help beginner fossil hunters get started, while specimen details will help more experienced fossil collectors delve deeper.

Features:
• interactive map of Britain and geological map overlay
• illustrations and data for more than 1,200 fossil specimens in the Natural History Museum collection
• introductory information about nearly 90 fossil groups and more than 1,150 species
• fossil content researched and checked by Natural History Museum palaeontologists
• additional information about local geology provided by the British Geological Survey

The app currently covers England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.

This is an early version of the app and we would appreciate your feedback. Please take a minute to complete a short survey, accessible via the app (select More.)

For more information, visit www.nhm.ac.uk/fossilexplorer.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Fossil Explorer version 2.0.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: uk.ac.nhm.explorer.fossils, download Fossil Explorer.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Numerous bug fixes and user interface refinements.
Version update Fossil Explorer was updated to version 2.0.1
More downloads  Fossil Explorer reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads

What are users saying about Fossil Explorer

K70%
by K####:

Worked once. Now file not found error message only. Tried reinstalling a few times. Shame. I was looking forward to using it. Please fix.

S70%
by S####:

Finding something great with such an easy tool is what is app represents

S70%
by S####:

I live in Canada and it doesn't seem to have any fossil data for anywhere else but the UK. I would expect to show off a bunch of data over Drumheller, but still get the same response of having no data. Cool app, but if only you had the option to find fossils outside of the UK.

S70%
by S####:

Installed but couldn't get app to work. Kept saying I wasn't connected to internet when I was. Frustrating.

N70%
by N####:

Downloaded updated twice . connected via home wifi selected area on map and did nothing. Used postcode nothing happened

N70%
by N####:

Great for finding out what might be lurking under our feet, kids can't wait to get digging! Will be using on our next beach holiday.

O70%
by O####:

I love fossils

N70%
by N####:

Love it !

N70%
by N####:

I live in Canada and it doesn't seem to have any fossil data for anywhere else but the UK. I would expect to show off a bunch of data over Drumheller, but still get the same response of having no data. Cool app, but if only you had the option to find fossils outside of the UK.

Z70%
by Z####:

Brilliant!


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