The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe
The North West Highlands Geopark is probably one of the largest geoparks anywhere, comprising 2000 km2 of remote, mountainous and coastal terrain. It was the first European Geopark to be recognised in Scotland in 2004 and was designated by UNESCO as a Global Geopark in 2015. Since then, it has been...
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| description | The North West Highlands Geopark is probably one of the largest geoparks anywhere, comprising 2000 km2 of remote, mountainous and coastal terrain. It was the first European Geopark to be recognised in Scotland in 2004 and was designated by UNESCO as a Global Geopark in 2015. Since then, it has been very successful in delivering projects to support sustainable community and economic development based on the region’s Geoheritage and giving informative introductions to the geology, wildlife, landscapes, and human heritage of the region. The geological importance resides in the incredible age of the Lewisian rocks, which are some of the most ancient in Europe, and the organic-walled microfossils of the Torridonian rocks, amongst the oldest evidence of life in the continent of Europe, and possibly the oldest evidence of complex (eukaryotic) non-marine life in the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d596ee4241a4c31bf4f82027fe1ba672024-01-02T10:51:44ZengIslamic Azad University-Isfahan BranchGeoconservation Research2645-46612588-73432021-06-0141254210.30486/gcr.2020.1911147.1034679696The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in EuropeMichael Benton0Alexander Brasier1Peter Harrison2Laura Hamlet3School of Earth Sciences, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TF, UKSchool of Geosciences, Meston Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UKNorth West Highlands Geopark, The Rock Stop, Unapool, Kylesku, Sutherland, Scotland IV27 4HWNorth West Highlands Geopark, The Rock Stop, Unapool, Kylesku, Sutherland, Scotland IV27 4HWThe North West Highlands Geopark is probably one of the largest geoparks anywhere, comprising 2000 km2 of remote, mountainous and coastal terrain. It was the first European Geopark to be recognised in Scotland in 2004 and was designated by UNESCO as a Global Geopark in 2015. Since then, it has been very successful in delivering projects to support sustainable community and economic development based on the region’s Geoheritage and giving informative introductions to the geology, wildlife, landscapes, and human heritage of the region. The geological importance resides in the incredible age of the Lewisian rocks, which are some of the most ancient in Europe, and the organic-walled microfossils of the Torridonian rocks, amongst the oldest evidence of life in the continent of Europe, and possibly the oldest evidence of complex (eukaryotic) non-marine life in the world.http://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/article_679696_fdb158886a69032b62e98416c4a2699c.pdfgeoparkgeoconservationgeotourismtorridoniantorridon groupstoer head groupprecambrian life |
| spellingShingle | Michael Benton Alexander Brasier Peter Harrison Laura Hamlet The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe Geoconservation Research geopark geoconservation geotourism torridonian torridon group stoer head group precambrian life |
| title | The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe |
| title_full | The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe |
| title_fullStr | The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe |
| title_short | The North West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark: Oldest Fossils in Europe |
| title_sort | north west highlands unesco global geopark oldest fossils in europe |
| topic | geopark geoconservation geotourism torridonian torridon group stoer head group precambrian life |
| url | http://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/article_679696_fdb158886a69032b62e98416c4a2699c.pdf |
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