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  "text": "The descriptive text by William Combe (1742–1823) of 'Picturesque Views' alludes to the fossil-rich strata of the Dorset coast here, including the 'cornu ammonis' (ammonites) animals 'not now found in any known part of the habitable world' and 'the jaws and vertebrae of the crocodile' –ichthyosaurs.",
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