Fossils explained 78: Never bored by borings

The coastal town of Margate in north Kent, south‐east England, is geologically well known, with extensive cliffs of chalk with locally common Upper Cretaceous fossils. But to the ichnologist the modern beach is at least as fascinating, with a trinity of borings in chalk clasts and mollusc shells pos...

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Published in:Geology today 2020-11, Vol.36 (6), p.232-235
Main Author: Donovan, Stephen K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chalk
Cliffs
Cretaceous
Fossil animals
Fossils
Mollusks
Palaeoecology
Shells
Taphonomy
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Summary:The coastal town of Margate in north Kent, south‐east England, is geologically well known, with extensive cliffs of chalk with locally common Upper Cretaceous fossils. But to the ichnologist the modern beach is at least as fascinating, with a trinity of borings in chalk clasts and mollusc shells posing interesting questions relevant to palaeoecology and taphonomy.
ISSN:0266-6979
1365-2451
DOI:10.1111/gto.12332