(Seven Sisters) - 1996
The upper chalk here contains a huge variety of fossils in a wide range of zones. The Seven Sisters, from west to east, are: Haven Brow, Short Brow, Rough Brow, Brass Brow, Flat Brow, Bailys Hill and Went Hill. More recently due to cliff erosion, an eighth sister has now appeared and this is called Flagstaff Brow. This can be seen between Brass Brow and Flat Brow.
At Birling Gap, the Seaford Chalk Formation can be examined which yields a different variety of fossils from other Seven Sister cliffs. In the 1996 tour, 5 different species of echinoid were collected along with many brachiopods and bivalves.
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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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 |
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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 |
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