Woogie Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 So I was out for a walk the other day, i found myself wondering across the shore of a big reservoir that is maybe about 20ft shallower than normal. I ended up finding a thin fossiliferous layer exposed, no sign of fossils above or below this particular layer, which as far as I could tell was just a few inches thick. Question is, how could I get a date? I have spent ages looking at geological pdf's found on Google, can't find anything about a layer of marine fossils this far inland. I am in South East Wales. Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 What formations are exposed "in" the reservoir? Have a look at a detailed geological map of the area. This will give you a rough age of the strata. Then it all depends on the fossil content of that layer. If there is anything usufull for narrowing further down the stratigraphic age of that fossil layer. If you have not found anything about a fossil-layer in that area in the literature, you may have found a new, yet unrecorded, fossil occurrence. Congratulations!! Franz Bernhard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 LINK 3 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Maps are most definitely where you will find the answer. Sometimes you also need to do a little reading to find the actual descriptions of the rock units. Especially where there are several thin units close together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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