Erosion
This week's Saturday Timewatch, combined as a Sunday Landscape, shows an example of just how extreme clif erosion is along Dorset's Jurassic Coast. The most obvious sign here is the mudslide in the bottom half of the photo. The small tree or large bush gives some idea of scale. However, look carefully and you can see where the major fall has exposed a somewhat golden cliff face of what is known as Upper Greensand. To each side there remain grey rocks of clays. Major falls such as this happen several times every year along this coastline acting as a conveyor belt for fossils hidden for millions of years within.
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Erosion
This week's Saturday Timewatch, combined as a Sunday Landscape, shows an example of just how extreme clif erosion is along Dorset's Jurassic Coast. The most obvious sign here is the mudslide in the bottom half of the photo. The small tree or large bush gives some idea of scale. However, look carefully and you can see where the major fall has exposed a somewhat golden cliff face of what is known as Upper Greensand. To each side there remain grey rocks of clays. Major falls such as this happen several times every year along this coastline acting as a conveyor belt for fossils hidden for millions of years within.
(I have no idea whether this post will be visible via your Activity Feed or not. I'd appreciate you letting me know either way!)