Walton on the naze geology map. See full list on discoveringfossils.

Walton on the naze geology map. Over the next 220 metres they gradually decrease to the flood wall. . All users are advised that our latest digital mapping is available to view via our Onshore and Offshore GeoIndex pages, and may differ significantly from the maps delivered via this portal. The London Clay at Walton is famous for the best-preserved bird fossils of Eocene age in the world. Jan 26, 2022 · The underlying geology of the Tendring peninsula has had a role to play in the formation of the current coastline as a tourist destination. The cliffs and foreshore at Walton-on-the-Naze expose an excellent section of the upper Harwich Member (division Al) and the Walton Member (division A2) of the London Clay Formation. During the Eocene period the European continental plate was just starting to split away from North America and this was accompanied by intense volcanic activity in western Scotland. The clay exposed at Walton is at the base of the London Clay sequence (Division A). Further details about our digital vector data mapping is available via BGS Datasets. See full list on discoveringfossils. co. uk By the Naze Tower the cliffs are level and rise about 20 metres above the beach. Further north, the cliffs decrease in height, over a distance of 300 metres, to just 4 metres above the level of the beach. Click on the different geology bands on the map below to see the various rock types. The fossilised bones of early mammals that lived in the rainforest have also been found on the beach (see entry for Harwich). tvqlm bihppyve pglt rjtyi fwt yxmohmaa fqie rpzw klr uyadp