Teeth of the crocodile and shark are also found in this division, as well as wood and the fruit of some former species of the Cycadeae or Pine tribe. It presents the characters of the tertiary formations (the Eocenic period of Lyell), consisting of depositions partly derived from the sea, and containing detritus of various kinds, such as shells and plants, the bones of fish and turtles, of saurians, or animals of the lizard tribe, and also of some extinct mammalia. What a field this opens for enquiry! What can exceed the interest naturally excited in the mind when it reverts back to ages which have no place in this world's history? Thought itself becomes bewildered by the speculation which oppresses it.įew spots in Britain of similar size contain more objects of geological interest than the Isle of Wight. "In examining the natural productions of a country or district, one of the first objects that strikes the attention is that of the geological structure of its surface. Introduction - Isle of Wight - Historic View - in 1849. STRUCTURE - Cretaceous Overstep (and Late Cimmerian Movements)įOR FURTHER CONTENT ON ISLE OF WIGHT SEE: - OTHER ISLE OF WIGHT WEBPAGES: STRATIGRAPHY - Bembridge Limestone and Marls INTRODUCTION - Safety and Risk Assessment Whitecliff Bay, northeastern Isle of Wight, Eoceneīrighstone-Bay, Wealden, southwestern Isle of WightĬONTENTS OF THIS WEBPAGE - ISLE OF WIGHT GEOLOGY - INTRODUCTION SEE ALSO - OTHER, SPECIFIC, ISLE OF WIGHT WEBPAGESĬolwell Bay, northwestern Isle of Wight, Eocene With some aerial photographs provided by Alan Holiday Website hosted by iSolutions, Southampton University Version: 9th February 2015.įaculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Internet site: By Ian West, Romsey, Hampshire. Introduction to the Geology of the Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight - Geology, Introduction by Ian West.
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