Sugworth
Sugworth is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site dates to the Cromerian Stage, an interglacial over half a million years ago. It is a river channel cut into Kimmeridge Clay of the Late Jurassic, and it has rich deposits of vertebrates, ostracods, molluscs, beetles, plant remains and pollen.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Map of Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Sugworth Road Cutting (Quaternary of the Thames)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Sugworth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.