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Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10

The Wealden

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Lower Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of appropriately aged rock. The Iguanodons and Hylaeosaur stand on 'outcrops' of Wealden Sandstone.
Fossils
Iguanodon and Hylaeosaur
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Lower Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Penge West
Address
Lower Lake, Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road SE19 2GA
Building architect
J. Paxton, D. Anstead & B. Waterhouse Hawkins
Date of build
1854
Find out more
Doyle, P. & Robinson E. 1993, The Victorian 'Geological Illustrations' of Crystal Palace Park., Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 104, 181-194.

Please note that the 'Mesozoic Island' is not publicly accessible, but these 'geological illustration outcrops' can be viewed from the public paths.
Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10 — The Wealden
The Wealden at Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10
The Wealden at Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10 (detail 2)
The Wealden at Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10 (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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