Little Oakley Channel Deposit

Little Oakley Channel Deposit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
No geology is visible as the site has been filled in.
Area of Search	Essex
Grid reference	TM 223296
Interest	Geological
Area	3.0 hectares
Notification	1990
Location map	Magic Map

Little Oakley Channel Deposit is a 3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Oakley in Essex.^[1]^[2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

This site exposed a former channel of the River Thames during an interglacial period around 575,000 years ago, probably where it met the early River Medway. The site was found in 1939, but not excavated until the 1980s. Many fossils were found, including rhinocerous and giant deer, many freshwater shells and an extensive pollen record, allowing geologists to reconstruct the fauna and flora of the time.^[4]

The site has been filled in no geology is visible.^[4]

References

↑ "Little Oakley Channel Deposit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Map of Little Oakley Channel Deposit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Little Oakley (Quaternary of the Thames)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
1 2 "Little Oakley Channel SSSI". The Essex Field Club. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°55′16″N 1°13′52″E / 51.921°N 1.231°E / 51.921; 1.231

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