Fossils of Robin Hood's Bay

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Bay to Mill Beck

Access From Bay or park for free near South House Farm (NZ 95240 03717) and walk down to Mill Beck.

There is little to be found on this often crowded section of the beach, to many people about. A safe place to explore with good access and little chance of being cut off by the flowing tide. About half way along the clay cliff is almost vertical and should be avoided. A lot of shingle has built up at the base of the clay cliffs. The small ammonite (20mm dia.) below is at the slipway foot.

The Scaurs

The Cliff

The cliff rises to a height of 40m and is made of boulder clay deposited by the retreating glaciers, the only exposures of rock are at the Nab and around into Mill Gill. This bivalve was on the side of the Nab......

And some times a small section just south of the Poopdeck rock armour is washed clean. A couple more bivalves awaiting liberation.

     
Stage

Upper Sinemurain

(Part of)

 

Fossils in Zone Order by the Members of UK fossils Discussion Board

Source of infomation "The Lower Lias of Robin Hood's Bay and the work of Leslie Bairstow" by M.K.Howard

  ZONE

Raricostatum

17.26m

 
    SUBZONE Aplanatum 5.57m Beds 496 - 500
   

Echioceras raricostatum

Paltechioceras aplanatum

   

Gleviceras guibalianum

Paltechioceras regustatum

   
   
    SUBZONE Macdonnelli 4.48m Beds 494 - 495.7
   
Echioceras raricostatum

Leptechioceras macdonnelli

   
Eoderoceras armatum

Radstockiceras buvignieri

   

  Gleviceras guibalianum

 
    SUBZONE Raricostatoides 6.21m Beds 488 - 493.5
   
Echioceras raricostatum Echioceras raricostatoides
   
Eoderoceras hastatum Echioceras intermedium
   

Crucilobiceras densinodulum

  Paltechioceras planum

   
   
    SUBZONE Densinodulum 1m Beds 486.3 - 487
   
Echioceras raricostatum

Crucilobiceras densinodulum

   
   
  ZONE

Oxynotum

14.91m

 
    SUBZONE Oxynotum 9.19m Beds 472.1 - 486.2
   

Oxynoticeras oxynotum

Oxynoticeras oxynotum

   

Oxynoticeras simpsoni

Glevieras doris
   
Angulaticeras Glevieras guibalianum
   
Paroxynoticeras salisburgense Gagatceras exortum
   
Gagatceras neglectum

Cardinia

   
Gagatceras finitimum Gagatceras gagateum
   
Eparietites impendens Cymbites
   
Cenoceras striatus Cymbites laevigatus
   

Bifericeras vitreum

 
    SUBZONE Simpsoni 5.72m Beds 463 - 471
   

Oxynoticeras oxynotum

Oxynoticeras simpsoni

   

Gagaticeras exortum

Palaeoechioceras

   

Gagaticeras neglectum

Gagaticeras exortum

   

Gagaticeras finitimum

Gagaticeras gagateum

 

 

Palaeoechioceras sp.

Oxynoticeras cf. simpsoni

 

 

Angulaticeras sp.

Cymbites sp.

 

 

Eparietites impendens

Cymbites laevigatus

 

 

Cardinia

 Eparietites impendens

   
   
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