(London Clay) - 2002

The London clay is well exposed at Ramsholt, nodules can contain excellent fossil specimens such as crabs and are washed out from the beds on the foreshore. At the East end of Ramsholt, the London Clay can be seen as a small cliff, this dips Westwards to be exposed along the foreshore.

(Coralline Crag and Red Crag) - 2002

The Coralline Crag is faulted at the middle of Ramsholt due to a cliff fall, this has slipped above the Red Crag in the upper part of the cliff face. At the West end of Ramsholt below beach level, the Coralline Crag is found with the Red Crag at its normal position, above the Coralline Crag. The foreshore here is mixed between both the Red and Coralline Crag which can make collecting a little confusing.

The Red crag is also at the East end of Ramsholt above the London Clay, where the Coralline Crag is missing.

The Red Crag Basement bed contains many excellent derived fossils, this is at beach level at the West End of Ramsholt. This bed contains a vast amount of small black pebbles which can be best seen around the area with the Rope.

The Basement bed is also frequently washed out at the middle part of the cliff section where it originally slipped, and further landslides caused the Corralline Crag to rest upon this. Therefore the middle section of the cliff can be extremely confusing. The Sequence actually goes, Red Crag, Coralline Crag, Red Crag, Red Crag Basement Bed, Coralline Crag, London Clay.

(Red Crag on the West end of Ramsholts foreshore) - 2002

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Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian (Waltonian)	1.80 to 2.50
		Zanclian	2.50 to 5.30
	Miocene	Messinian	5.30 to 7.00
		Tortonian	7.00 to 12.0
		Serravallian	12.0 to 16.0
		Langhian	16.0 to 17.0
		Burdigalian	17.0 to 21.0
		Aquitanian	21.0 to 23.8
Palaeogene	Oligocene	Chattian	23.8 to 28.5
		Rupelian	28.5 to 33.7
	Eocene	Priabonian	33.7 to 35.5
		Bartonian	35.5 to 40.5
		Lutetian	40.5 to 49.5
		Ypresian	49.5 to 54.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian	54.8 to 57.0
		Selandian	57.0 to 60.5
		Danian	60.5 to 65.0

Piacenzian 1.8 - 3 MYA
FORMATIONS	LOCATIONS
Early Norwich Crag	Easton Bavents
Red Crag	Walton-on-the-Naze Bawdsey Ramsholt Alderton Wrabness

Zanclian 3 - 5.3 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS	LOCATIONS
Coralline Crag	Ramsholt Thorpeness
St. Erth Beds

Ypresian 49.5 - 54.8 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Poole Formation
London Clay	London Clay Basement Bed	Ramsholt Bawdsey Whitecliff Bay
	Division A	Isle of Sheppey Walton-on-the-Naze Ramsholt Maylandsea Nacton Levington Bawdsey Bognor Regis Herne Bay Harwich Whitecliff Bay Wrabness
	Division B
	Division C
	Division D
Blackheath Beds		Abbey Wood
Harwich Formation		Harwich Wrabness
Claygate Beds
Oldhaven Beds		Herne Bay
Reading Formation		Herne Bay Whitecliff Bay

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