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The stretch of the Jurassic Coast around Lyme Regis and Charmouth in Dorset is subject to active erosion by the sea as waves eat away relentlessly at the base of the soft cliffs. They can literally crumble in front of your eyes. The consant churn of fresh material on the beach makes the area very popular with fossil hunters, ever hopeful of an important discovery. And very occasionally someone str