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Jurassic

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE: Gondwanaland continues to break up, Graywacke, shale and siliceous sediments formed. Continued mountain building. mild, moist climates over most of the land.

TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL LIFE: Reptiles dominant with Crocodiles, turtles, lizards and dinosaurs. Pterosaurs and Archaeopteryx take to the air. Mammals begin to diversify. More advanced insects such as flies.

PLANT LIFE: Cycads, ginkos, conifers, ferns and tree ferns.

SEA LIFE: All major invertebrate groups well represented, ammonites and bivalves successful. Marine reptiles, Ichthyosaurs are Plesiosaurs.

 

 

Geological Guide to Skinningrove

 


Cleveland Ironstone Formation at Skinningrove

 

The cliffs at Skinningrove are of the Cleveland Ironstone Formation, which is from the lower lias of Pliensbachian age. These are around 190 million years old and are extremly hard. This is why the beach is full of large boulders.

 


Pliensbachian
190 - 195 MYA
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 Marlstone Rock  
Thorncombe Sands Eype
Thorncombe Beacon
Margaritatus Beds  
Down Cliff Sands Eype
Thorncombe Beacon
Eype Clay

Charmouth
Eype
Golden Cap (Seatown)
Thorncombe Beacon
Three Tiers Charmouth
Golden Cap (Seatown)
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Green Ammonite Charmouth
Golden Cap (Seatown)
Belemnite Stone Charmouth
Golden Cap (Seatown)
Belemnite Marls Charmouth
Lyme Regis
Cleveland Ironstone Formation Kettleness Member

Port Mulgrave
Staithes
Runswick Bay
Kettleness
Saltburn
Skinningrove
Penny Nab Member

Port Mulgrave
Staithes
Runswick Bay
Saltburn
Skinningrove
Staithes Sandstone Formation

Staithes
Ravenscar
Robin Hoods Bay
Saltburn
Late Redcar Mudstone Formation Ironstone Shales Staithes
Robin Hoods Bay
Saltburn
Pyritous Robin Hoods Bay
Saltburn
Dunrobin Bay Formation Lady's Walk Shale Golspie
White Sandstone Golspie
Carbonaceous Siltstone Golspie


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