9781781727966

23/03/26

PB

196 pages

“Delightfully obsessive and beautifully written.” – Lara Maiklem, author of Mudlarking

After surviving a terrifying avalanche on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) as a young man, keen mountaineer Matthew Myerscough was forced to re-evaluate his life. He returned to his childhood pastime, fossil hunting. Searching for spectacular marine reptile fossils on the beaches near his home developed into a new passion.

He now has an impressive reputation amongst the fossil-hunting community and palaeontologists more widely. Recounting his journey from novice to expert, In Search of Sea Dragons follows Matthew’s adventures at lesser-known sites in South Wales, Somerset and North Yorkshire, where he makes jaw-dropping discoveries and searches for his dream find – a complete ichthyosaur. His story is one of personal growth and maturing into adulthood, as well as a love letter to the Jurassic oceans.

As his months-long search for the missing half of the ichthyosaur draws to a close, Matthew considers what’s more rewarding? The discovery or the things you find along the way.