(Showing Upper Greensand and Upper Chalk slippages) - 2000

South East of Holworth House, the range of Cretaceous sequence of Upper Greensand and Chalk, caused by the fault at Holworth House, dominates White Nothe causing vertical sections. Large Basal Cenomanian blocks are seen on the beach. The Lower Cenomanian appears to be missing. The Glauconitic chalk Basement bed yields many fossils. The base of the chalk succeeds down to beach level along with the Upper Greensand. The Upper Greensand becomes very soft due to chemical changes with the interaction of sea and weather. Many good fossils can be easily be picked out with a knife from this soft bed at beach level.

14.6m of Lower Chalk and 56m of Middle Chalk dip to beach level. The amount of Upper Chalk is around 120m.

You can only get as far as you are limited by the sea which constantly hits the cliff face round the corner. If it is possible to hire a boat, the Upper chalk sections beyond, are very fossiliferous and of a rich quality.

(Lower Chalk succeeding to Middle Chalk) - 2000

How this location looked during the Cretaceous - Crinoid
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How this location looked during the Cretaceous - Heterocentrotus mammilatus
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How this location looked during the Cretaceous - Heterocentrotus trigonarius
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How this location looked during the Cretaceous - Coral
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How this location looked during the Cretaceous - Culcita novaeguineae
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Cretaceous	Late	Maastrichtian		65.0 to 71.0
		Campanian		71.0 to 83.0
		Santonian		83.0 to 86.0
		Contacian		86.0 to 89.0
		Turonian		89.0 to 93.0
		Cenomanian		93.0 to 98.9
	Early	Albian		98.9 to 111
		Aptian		111 to 121
		Barremian		121 to 127
		Hauterivian		127 to 132
		Valanginian		132 to 137
		Ryazanian	Berriasian	137 to 142

Santonian 83 - 86 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Newhaven Group	Old Nore	Peacehaven Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff White Nothe
	Brighton Marl	Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff White Nothe
	Splash Point	Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff White Nothe
	Buckle Marls	Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff White Nothe
Seaford Chalk	Haven Brow	Seven Sisters Pegwell Bay

Cenomanian 93 - 98.9 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Zig Zag Chalk	Plenus Marls	Eastbourne Yaverland White Nothe
	Grey Chalk	Yaverland Hunstanton White Nothe
West Melbury Marly Chalk	Chalk Marl	Yaverland
	Glauconitic Marl	Eastbourne Yaverland

Albian 98.9 - 111 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Late Albian	Upper Greensand	Folkestone Charmouth Golden Cap (Seatown) Thorncombe Beacon White Nothe Chippel Bay Eastbourne Yaverland Rocken End
	Red Chalk	Hunstanton Speeton
Middle Albian	Gault	Folkestone Speeton Charmouth Golden Cap (Seatown) Thorncombe Beacon Eastbourne Yaverland White Nothe
	Carstone	Hunstanton Yaverland
	Speeton Clay Formation	Speeton
Early Albian	Lower Greensand	Folkestone
	Sandrock	Yaverland
	Speeton Clay Formation	Speeton

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