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This part of the site will give you an insight into the makings of this county and what you see as you travel around Shropshire. It is based on 20 sites. The pages for each site follow a pattern, the elements of which are explained here.
Timeline.
Each colour sector represents a
period of geological time. The tilted out sector represents the age of the rocks
associated with the site. Hover your mouse over the question mark to see how old
the rocks of the site are and what the environment was like at that time that
they were deposited. Click on the image to go to the Geological time page which
will tell you more about geological time in what is known as the Stratigraphic
Column
Fossil icons: 
These icons represent each of the main fossil groups.
Only icons for those fossil groups that will be found in an area will be
shown on its introduction page. Click on these fossil icons at any time to
go to the general fossil page that will tell you more
about that group of animals.
There are then up to three other pages for each area giving information on Geomorphology, Fossils or minerals, Industry and Itinerary. This last page will give you a map and information about where to go in the field to see the best bits.
Click here to continue.
You can return to the main menu at any time by clicking on the icon in the top left of every page
To help your understanding there is a glossary of terms that may be new to you as well as links to further information about fossils or features that are referred to. For information on other aspects of geology and geology in other areas please look at the links provided. These can be found at any time by clicking on the icon at the top right of all the pages