River Line SSSI
River Line SSSI is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Robertsbridge in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site exposes a sequence of sections in the Purbeck Beds, which date to the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods. The sections throw light on the environment of the period and some are marine, with fossil ostracods and crustaceans.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: River Line". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Map of River Line". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "River Line (Portlandian - Berriasian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "River Line citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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