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Easton Bavents
Geological Guide
PART 1

 



(Searching for bones after a high tide) - 2000

The Pliocene beds at Easton Bavents of which the Norwich crag is dominate, start at the midway point in the South Cliff. There is a very narrow bed full of tiny stones and sand, this bed is the stone layer where most of the bones are found. Because bones here are so rare, they are only found at high tides, searching along the base of the cliff and looking at the layer to see if any bones are sticking out.


(Cliff fall) - 2000

Most of the top heavy Easton Bavents Clay falls and covers up this bed. The bed starts on the base of the centre point of Easton Farm houses (below) and rises to the middle of the cliff at the North end of the South cliff. The bed also becomes narrower heading North. The Crags before the midway point and above the Stone layer are unfossiliferous Occasional bones can be found the in crag sands below but these are very rare and only a couple have ever known to come out of this bed. A full sized large whale rib 2.13m long was found in this bed.


(The point at which the stone layer begins) - 2000


(The location of where the Walrus jaw was found) - 1993

The stone layer can be seen above, and this area was where the Walrus jaw was found. It was half in the stone layer and half above and below. No Shell bed is present at the South cliff. It is believed that the South Cliff was a fast flowing river that feeds into the Estuary of the North cliff. This would explain why bones tend to be more complete and larger than those of the estuary.


(Where the Walrus was found, (Stone layer) - 1993


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