Skip to content
  • UK FOSSILS
  • EARTH SCIENCES
    • Palaeontology
    • Geology
    • Minerals
    • Volcanoes
    • Climate
    • Glaciers
    • Plate Tectonics
  • URBAN AND HUMAN
    • Museums & societies
    • Mining
    • Urban, art & anthropology
    • History & biographies
  • INTERESTS
    • Fossils
    • Dinosaurs
    • Minerals
    • Space
  • LOCATIONS
    • United Kingdom
      • England
      • Scotland
      • Wales
      • Northern Ireland
    • Europe
    • Americas
      • North America
      • Central America
      • South America
      • Carribbean
    • Africa & Middle East
    • Asia
    • Australasia
    • Antartica
    • Extra-terrestrial
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • Index
  • Forum
  • Coming soon
  • Glossary
  • Directory
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • X
DEPOSITS MAGAZINE

DEPOSITS MAGAZINE

An acclaimed international collection of earth science articles and book reviews on palaeontology, geology, minerals and more

  • UK FOSSILS
  • EARTH SCIENCES
    • Palaeontology
    • Geology
    • Minerals
    • Volcanoes
    • Climate
    • Glaciers
    • Plate Tectonics
  • URBAN AND HUMAN
    • Museums & societies
    • Mining
    • Urban, art & anthropology
    • History & biographies
  • INTERESTS
    • Fossils
    • Dinosaurs
    • Minerals
    • Space
  • LOCATIONS
    • United Kingdom
      • England
      • Scotland
      • Wales
      • Northern Ireland
    • Europe
    • Americas
      • North America
      • Central America
      • South America
      • Carribbean
    • Africa & Middle East
    • Asia
    • Australasia
    • Antartica
    • Extra-terrestrial
  • BOOK REVIEWS
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Meaning ‘lower’, e.g. ‘Inferior Oolite’ translates to ‘Lower Oolite’.

Related Articles:
  • Bryozoans in the British Jurassic
  • Bryozoans: More than meets the eye
  • The mastodon of Milia: The longest tusks in the world
  • An early specimen of ‘AMMONITES Walcotii’ and Sowerby’s ‘Mineral Conchology’
  • Aberdare: Coal, memory and the fossil forests beneath
« Back to Glossary Index

Post navigation

Induration
Inlier

UK Fossils Shop

Starter Kits
Geology Tools
Fossils for Sale
Crystals, Minerals
Field Lenses
Meteorites

Notify by email

Enter your email address to be notified when new articles are released. These will be emailed to you.

About deposits

Deposits is internationally renowned, known for its high quality articles covering earth science. It is aimed at beginners, enthusiasts and professionals. Content is regularly updated and new articles constantly being added.

Editor
Jon Trevelyan

Social Networking
Alison Cruickshanks

Technical Controller
Alister Cruickshanks

 

UKGE

Deposits is run by the UKGE Group.

RSS feed: Discuss Fossils Discuss Fossils

  • Eastbourne echinoid
  • East Wemyss
  • Bird fossil? Warden point, Isle of Sheppey
  • Petrified Eye fossil
  • Incredible (fish?) fossil! - Bouldnor Cliff, Isle of Wight
  • ID on this complete Devonian fish fossil? (Northern Scotland, 380 Million years old)
  • Is this a fossil?
  • Need Help IDENTIFYING this 380 million year old Fish Fossil
  • Gastropod from Lee On Solent red in colour.
  • Help with identification
Ali spots a subtle coral in a loose rock at Worlebury Hill, Somerset. A close view reveals the detail that can be easy to walk past. A genuine Aspidorhynchus euodus fish jaw fossil from the Oxford Clay Formation at King’s Dyke, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Dating to the Middle Jurassic Callovian stage, this fossil represents part of the jaw apparatus of a predatory marine fish. SKU: P00609
@ukfossils

Links

  • Discuss Fossils
  • Geology Shop
  • Glossary
  • UK Fossils Network

Tags

amber ammonite climate change cretaceous crystal deposit dorset dunedin jurassic limestone miocene palaeozoic quarry quartz sand sandstone siri scientific press skeleton stone triassic
Privacy Statement (UK)