The Glass Garden of Deep Time — Early Cretaceous, ~125 Million Years Ago

During the Early Cretaceous, the region that would become the UK lay close to the equator, with a warm, humid climate and no ice caps. Vast river deltas and coastal floodplains stretched across southern England, covered in conifer forests, cycads, and dense fern undergrowth. Early flowering plants were emerging, reshaping ecosystems that supported dinosaurs such as Iguanodon, Baryonyx, and Neovenator, along with crocodiles and primitive mammals thriving in the lush, subtropical landscape.