(Shepherds Chine) - 2005

At Whale Chine, the Upper Crioceras Beds make up most of the cliffs. These consist of grey to brown muddy sands with several lines of large concretions which can clearly be seen along the Whale Chine cliff line. The concretions contain ammonites, most common is Chelonioceras), bivalves and plant remains. At the bottom of the cliffs to the South East of the Chine are the Walpen Clay and Sand. To reach this, you will need to head East of the Chine. Ammonites of Cheloniceras, Dufrenoyia and several different bivalves can be found here, it is most fossiliferious.

Continuing West of the Chine, you will reach the Scaphites Beds and the Lower crioceras Beds which are unfortunately very difficult to distinguish. Ammonites of Australiceras, Tropaeum and Cheloniceras are quite common. The Ferruginious sands follow, made of muddy brown sands Fossils can be found in Phosphatic or pyritic concretions.

You will eventually reach East of Shepherd's Chine. The Atherfield Clay here is the most interesting of Whale Chine and Shepard's Chine. At the base of the Atherfield Clay, the Perna Bed can be seen, this contains many bivalves, gastropods, brachiopods, worm tubes and corals. Occasionally ammonites can be found. Two Lines of large sandy calcareous concretions known as the 'Crackers' is normally clearly visible and 6m below this in silty clays are the Lower Lobster Beds. This bed can yield the prawn, Meyeria with bivalves, gastropods, crustaceans and echinoderms and Ammonites . A heavy hammer is required to crack these. Above the 'Crackers' the Upper Lobster Beds are very much similar to the Lower Lobster Beds but not as fossilerious..

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

Aptian 111 - 121 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
Late Aptian	Sandrock		Yaverland
	Speeton Clay Formation		Speeton
	Ferruginous Sands	Members XIV & XV	Shepherds Chine Yaverland Blackgang Chine
		New Walpen Chine Member
		Old Walpen Chine Member
		Memebr XI
		Member X
		Ladder Chine Member
		Member VIII
		Whale Chine Member
		Member VI
		Member V
		Member IV
Early Aptian	Atherfield Clay	Upper Lobster Bed	Shepherds Chine Yaverland
		Crackers
		Lower Lobster Bed
		Chale Clay
		Pema Bed
Speeton Clay Formation			Speeton

Barremian 121 - 127 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
Wealden	Vectis	Shepherd's Chine	Shepherds Chine Yaverland
		Barnes High Sandstone	Shepherds Chine Yaverland Brighstone Bay
		Cowleaze Chine	Shepherds Chine Yaverland Brighstone Bay
	Wessex		Shepherds Chine Yaverland Brighstone Bay Brook Bay
Speeton Clay Formation			Speeton

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