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1:250 000 Geological Map
This range of geological maps show the general geology of the area, they come in either folded (for taking on the field), or flat (for wall mounting)
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1: 50 000 Geological Map
This range of geological maps show the localised geology, they come in either folded (for taking on the field), or flat (for wall mounting)
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Pleistocene
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE: Ice ages cover Northern lands, sea level falls
TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL LIFE: Woolly mammoths and rhinos, saber toothed cats.
cave lions. Giant marsupials in Australia. Human hunting skills
develop, many large mammals disappear.
PLANT LIFE: Grasslands
SEA LIFE: Whales
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Geological Guide to Corton
During the second ice-advance in the Pliocene age gave rise to the Lower Chalky Boulder Clay, of a Jurassic type being deposited during the ice age. This clay rests on the Corton beds and contains fossils including various types of ammonites, bones and shells. Because it is deposited, you can find a huge variation. It is a shame that Corton was protected by the sea, otherwise this would be a highly productive site.
At the base of the cliff you can see the Forest bed, at the southern end, this is brown and unfossiliferious, but the northern end of Corton Cliffs, this is often exposed on the foreshore as a blue bed containing fossil wood, seeds and occasional bones.
Geological succession
Forest Bed exposed on Foreshore
Close-up of Chalky Boulder Clay
Massive Jurassic Erratic from the Boulder Clay. (note lens cap for size)
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