Life's a beach : lessons from the Earth's rarest sedimentary rocks
Sheppard, T. Huw. 2007 Life's a beach : lessons from the Earth's rarest sedimentary rocks. Geology Today, 23 (3). 108-113. 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2007.00606.x
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Abstract/Summary
Ancient rockshore deposits are the rarest sedimentary rocks on Earth. Less than 200 examples span the planet’s entire history, but they preserve important records of past environments, including sea-level changes and unusual fossil communities. The most celebrated example, dating from the earliest Jurassic, is found at Ogmore-by-Sea in South Wales. This article describes the history of environmental change at Ogmore, and why these rocks can help us to interpret the deposits of ancient rocky shores worldwide.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2007.00606.x |
| Programmes: | BGS Programmes > Geology and Landscape Southern |
| ISSN: | 0266-6979 |
| Additional Keywords: | Sedimentary rocks, South Wales, Lower Jurassic |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Earth Sciences |
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| Date made live: | 08 Jun 2009 14:05 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/4175 |
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