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Cromer Forest-bed Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Middle Pleistocene 0.8–0.5 Ma
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Cromer Forest-bed Formation exposed at the base of the West Runton Cliffs
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofDunwich Group
Sub-unitsSheringham Member, Runton Member, West Runton Member, and Bacton Member
UnderliesMiddle Pleistocene glacial deposits
OverliesWroxham Crag Formation or unconformity with Chalk Group
Thickness6-to-8-metre (20 to 26 ft)
Lithology
Primarysands and silts
Otherpeat, mud, silty marl
Location
Coordinates52°56′28″N 1°15′11″E / 52.941°N 1.253°E / 52.941; 1.253
RegionCromer Forest Bed Norfolk
CountryCromer Forest Bed England
Type section
Named forCromer
Named byClement Reid
LocationThe coast of North Norfolk from Weybourne to Happisburgh
Year defined1882
CountryEngland

The Cromer Forest-bed Formation, sometimes known as the Cromer Forest Bed, is a geological formation in Norfolk, England. It consists of river gravels, estuary and floodplain sediments predominantly silt, sand, and muds as well as peat along the coast of northern Norfolk.[1] It is the type locality for the Cromerian Stage of the Pleistocene between 0.8 and 0.5 million years ago.[2] The deposit itself range varies in age from about 0.8 to 0.5 million years ago. It is about 6-to-8-metre (20 to 26 ft) thick and is exposed in cliff section near the town of West Runton.

  1. ^ "Cromer Forest-bed Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Ashton, Nick (2017). Early Humans. London: William Collins. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-00-815035-8.

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