Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit
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Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]
Key Information
This site provides the best exposure of the late Campanian Beeston Chalk, around 75 million years ago. It is very fossiliferous, with many molluscs and sea urchins.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.