As is the case to the West of Pennington Point, the Triassic-Cretaceous unconformity is evident in this stretch of coastline too.
The lower elevations represent the desert environments of the Mid-late Triassic geology (240-210 million years old), which were dominated by seasonal rivers, streams and lakes. These seasonal waterways enabled the recovery of life following the Permian mass extinction and enabled the existence and preservation of rare but exceptional Triassic amphibian, reptile, fish, insect and plant fossils as well as fossil footprints.
Lying directly above the Triassic geology on higher elevations is the Early Cretaceous (105-100 million years old) and the Late Cretaceous (100-90 million years old) geology. The Cretaceous saw rising sea levels over time, leaving heteromorph ammonites and other Early Cretaceous and Chalk fossils, with Chalk rocks made up of billions of microscopic plankton fossils.
Must see areas include:
- The gentle Triassic clay valley and steep-sided Cretaceous sandstone hilltops
- Hooken Landslide
- Beer Head
- Axe estuary
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