Join us on our adventure as we hunt for fossils whilst on our holidays down south. Checking out the coastlines and famous fossil locations. Herne Bay, Beltinge, Reculver.
The sediments exposed between Herne Bay and Reculver encompass around two million years of history dating from the late Palaeocene and early Eocene epochs of the Palaeogene period, 56-54 million years ago (see geologic timescale). At this time southern England was located approximately 40°N of the equator, 10°S of its present latitude, comparable to Spain today. The average annual temperature across southern England at this time was approximately 23°C, compared with the present-day figure of around 10°C.