Побережье графств Дорсет и Восточный Девон / Dorset and East Devon Coast
United Kingdom
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Dorset and East Devon
England
50º42’ 20" N, 2º59’ 23"W
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Обрывистые скальные обнажения Дорсет к востоку от Девона позволяют увидеть геологическую историю района в течение 185 миллионов лет мезозойской эры. Важные геологические памятники региона и геоморфология берегов внесли важный вклад в развитие естественных наук последних столетий.
Inscribed: 2001
Criteria:N (i)
Criterion (i) The Dorset and East Devon Coast provides an almost continuous sequence of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous rock formations spanning The Mesozoic Era, documenting approximately 185 million years of Earth history. It also includes a range of internationally important fossil localities – vertebrate and invertebrate, marine and terrestrial - which have produced well-preserved and diverse evidence of life during Mesozoic times.
Brief description:
The cliff exposures along The Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning The Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of The earth’s history. The area’s important fossil sites and classic coastal geomorphologic features have contributed to The study of earth sciences for over 300 years.
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