Fossil Explorer 2.0.1
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Free Version
Publisher Description
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
May 8, 2017 Version 2.0.1
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Ability to record which fossils you have found and where, and save a list of favourites.
Numerous bug fixes and improvements.
About Fossil Explorer
Fossil Explorer is a free app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Fossil Explorer is Natural History Museum. The latest version released by its developer is 2.0.1.
To install Fossil Explorer on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2017-05-08 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Fossil Explorer as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Fossil Explorer on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Fossil Explorer is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Fossil Explorer is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
