Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #6

Location Details

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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. Here New Red Sandstone provide the outcrop. These rocks are much overgrown.

Fossils

Labyrinthodons & Dicynodons

Rock Type

Sandstone

Geological Age

Permian-Triassic

Quarry Location

Possibly Cheshire, 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.

Suggest an Edit     Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

• Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #7The Lias (White Lias)20 m · about 1 min walk
• Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #8The Oolite (Cotswold Stone, Bath Stone)50 m · about 1 min walk
• Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #9Portland Stone: Whitbed50 m · about 1 min walk
• Crystal Palace Park Fossil TreePurbeck Fossil Wood60 m · about 1 min walk
• Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10The Wealden80 m · about 1 min walk
• Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #1Eyam Limestone80 m · about 1 min walk