(The Cromer forest bed section) - 2004

The Cromer Forest Bed formation is exposed at intervals along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, from Weybourne to Kessingland. The forest bed ages between 700,000 to 500,000 years ago in the Quaternary period. The bed has been famous for fossil mammal remains for many years. Isolated bones and teeth, jaw bones and the antlers of deer. Although most of the forest bed is now obscured by coastal defence, the Cromer Forest Bed continues to be eroded and is rich in fossils.

The West Runton Fresh Water bed, contains microscopic pollen, seeds, mollusc shells, beetles, fish, frog, bird and also large mammals bones & teeth. The particular section at West Runton ages between 600,000 to 700,000 years in the Cromerian period, older than other exposures along the coast.

The sandy pockets contain many bird remains, small mammal remains can be found between the freshwater shell layer, below this layer teeth are exposed within the more stony areas. Usually below beach level when a Scour has taken place, larger bones can be found and lower still, the largest bones are found such as those of the West Runton Elephant.

(Chalk exposed on foreshore) - 2002

The upper chalk on the foreshore at West Runton is either found to the West or on the foreshore at extreme low tide or scarring tides.

(Wroxham Crag on the base of the chalk) - 2002

Below the Forest Bed and resting on the chalk is the Wroxham Crag Formation (Forma, Weybourne Crag). This can be seen during scouring conditions on the foreshore and occasionally in the cliff section below the West Runton Forest Bed.

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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Quaternary	Holocene				0.00 to 0.01
	Pleistocene	Late	Devensian		0.01 to 0.12
			Ipswichian		0.12 to 0.13
		Middle	Wolstonian		0.13 to 0.20
			Hoxnian		0.20 to 0.25
			Anglian		0.25 to 0.30
			Cromerian		0.30 to 0.40
		Early	Beestonian		0.40 to 0.60
			Pastonian		0.60 to 0.80
			Pre-Pastonian		0.80 to 1.30
			Bramertonian		1.30 to 1.55

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

Pleistocene 0.01 - 1.55 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
L A T E	Portland Rasied Beach
	Selsey Beds
	March Gravels
	Clyde Beds
	Taplow
	Upper Flood Plain Thames Terraces
	Eemian
	Wurmian
	Lower Flood Plain Themes Terrace
M I D D L E	Wexford Gravels
	Isle of Man Depostis
	Hoxnian
	OIS7	Stutton
	Boyn Hill Thames Terrace
	Rissian
E A R L Y	Corton Beds	Corton
	Bridlington Crag
	Yoldia Beds
	Westleton Beds	Wangford Quarry
	Chillesford Beds
	Cromerian	Pakefield West Runton Overstrand Corton
	Mindelian
	Gunzian
	Pre-Gunzian
	Wroxham Crag Formation	Weybourne West Runton Overstrand

Campanian 71 - 83 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Paramoudra Chalk
Beeston Chalk		West Runton
Weybourne Chalk		Weybourne
Pre-Weybourne Chalk
Portsdown Chalk Member		Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff
Culver Group	Spetisbury Chalk Member	Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff Bembridge Quarry
	Tarrant Chalk Member
Newhaven Group	Whitecliff Ledge Member	Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff
	Bastion Steps	Peacehaven Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff
	Meeching	Peacehaven Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff
	Peacehaven	Peacehaven Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff
	Old Nore Marl	Peacehaven Whitecliff Bay Culver Cliff

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