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Explore fossils by geological age or geological unit, whether you are identifying a specimen, researching a particular time interval, or discovering what species are recorded from a formation or site.
Use any of the filters below to browse by period, epoch, age or geological unit.
Find your geological unit
Use whichever route you know. Filter by period, epoch or age, or search directly for a geological unit.
Choose any filter above to begin.
You can use a single age filter, combine several, or type the geological unit name directly.
Available geological units
Thanet Formation
2 identificationsReculver Sand Member
15 recorded species · 2 identificationsBeltinge Fish Bed
29 recorded species · 2 identificationsLessness Shell Bed
47 recorded species · 6 identificationsWrabness Member
1 recorded species · 4 identificationsLondon Clay Formation
432 recorded species · 12 identificationsWalton Member
17 recorded species · 2 identifications
No geological units match those choices.