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455 Hard calcified shale, with two softer partings; bed 455 caps High Scar north of Stoupe Beck, and it also forms the 



highest scar in front of Miller's Nab, west of Wine Haven; the dip slope of beds 455.1 and 455.2 is pierced by 

 several small excavated pools known as Strickland's Dumps (after Sir Charles Strickland). 285 m north of the mouth 

 of Stoupe Beck. 



455.5 Hard calcified shale, with occasional small calcareous mudstone nodules near the top 0.15 



Aegasteroceras crassum Spath (1; CA 3045). Aegasteroceras sagittarium (Blake) (1; CA 3107), Eparietites bairstowi sp. 

 nov. (2; CA 3218-19; PI. 2, fig. 8). 



455.4 Shale 0.23 



Asteroceras cf blakei Spath (2; CA 3008-09), Cymbites laevigatas (J. de C. Sowerby) (2; CA 3767-68). 



455.3 Partially calcified shale 0.10 



Asteroceras blakei Spath (4; CA 3004-07). 

 455.2 Shale 0.13 



Asteroceras blakei Spath ( 1 ; CA 3003), ICymbites sp. indet. ( 1 ; CA 3778), Eparietites bairstowi sp. nov. 



(1;CA3217;P1. 3). 



Subzone of Asteroceras stellare 



455.1 Partially calcified shale 0.10 



Aegasteroceras sagittarium (Blake) (4; CA 3 103-06), Asteroceras cf. blakei Spath ( 1 ; CA 3002). 



454.2 Shale with occasional calcareous mudstone nodules 1.04 



Aegasteroceras sagittarium (Blake) (49; CA 3054-3102), Cymbites laevigatus (J. de C. Sowerby) (1; CA 3766). 



454.1 Shale with many small calcareous mudstone nodules; more calcified in lower part 0.10 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (31; C.49425-31, CA 3953-75), Asteroceras blakei Spath (4; CA 2999-3001), 

 Aegasteroceras sagittarium (Blake) ( 1 ; CA 3053), Cymbites laevigatus (J. de C. Sowerby) ( 1 ; CA 3765). 



453.3 Calcified shale 0.25 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (10; C.49418-21, C.49423-24, CA 3950-5 \), Xipheroceras sp. indet. (1; C.49422). 



453.2 Shale 0.13 



ICymbites sp. indet. (1; CA 3777), Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (18; C.49406-14, C.49417. CA 3944-49), 

 Xipheroceras sp. indet. (1; C.49405), Asteroceras blakei Spath (3; CA 2996-98). 



453.1 Calcified shale, with many calcareous mudstone nodules 0.08 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (12; C. 49402-03, C.49415-16. CA 3936-43), Xipheroceras ziphus (Zieten) 



(1; C.49404), Asteroceras sp. indet. (4; CA 3040-43), Asteroceras blakei Spath (2; CA 2994-95). 



452 Shale 0.43 



Xipheroceras ziphus (Zieten) (2; C.49400-01 ). Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (27; C. 49383-99), Asteroceras 

 blakei Spath ( 12; CA 2982-93; PI. 2, fig. 2). 



451 Calcified shale, with occasional small calcareous mudstone nodules 0.10 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) ( 158; C. 49369-82, CA 3918-35; PL 5, fig. 3), Xipheroceras ziphus (Zieten) 

 (2; CA 3784-85; PI. 5, fig. 5), Xipheroceras sp. indet. (1; C.49368), Cymbites laevigatus (J. de C. Sowerby) 

 (1; CA 3764), Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) (7: CA 3028-34). Asteroceras sp. indet. (2; CA 3038-39). 



450.3 Partially calcified shale; the top 0.3 m of this bed is the lowest horizon present in the cliff; it occurs in the base of Peter 

 White Cliff, and all lower beds outcrop on the wave-cut platform of the foreshore only 0.91 



450.2 Shale, with many calcareous mudstone nodules and a few 'cheese' doggers 0.10 



Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) ( 1 ; CA 3027). 



450.1 Shale, with some partly calcified lenticles and a few red-weathering 'cheese' doggers 0.82 



Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) (2; CA 3025-26), Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (1; CA 3917), both species 



0.3 m above the base. 

 449 Hard calcified silty shale, with well-marked jointing in two directions; forms the capping to Middle Scar between Stoupe 



Beck and Mill Beck; 0.19 m thick near Miller's Nab 0.15 



Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) (7; CA 3018-24), Aegasteroceras crassum Spath (1; CA 3044). 



448.5 Shale; 0.73 m on Miller's Nab scars 0.56 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (2; CA 3915-16), Asteroceras sp. indet. (1; CA 3037). 



448.4 Harder, partially calcified silty shale 0.10 



Asteroceras sp. indet. (1; CA 3036). 



448.3 Shale; 0.41 m on Miller's Nab scars 0.33 



Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) (1; CA 3017). 



448.2 Grey calcareous mudstone nodules 0.09 



448.1 Shale 1.52 



Promicroceras planicosta (J. Sowerby) (3; CA 3912-14), Epophioceras landrioti (d'Orbigny) (2; CA 3277-78), 

 Cymbites laevigatus (J de C. Sowerby) (1; CA 3763; PI. 5, fig. 6). 

 447 Hard indurated, well-jointed, silty, calcified shale; a very conspicuous bed, forming the capping to Low Scar between 



Mill Beck and Stoupe Beck, and the capping to the most prominent scar between Stoupe Beck and Miller's Nab 0.56 



Asteroceras stellare (J. Sowerby) ( 1 ; CA 3016). 



