General background contents

		General background			Edvard Luiidi 1699
		Edward Jacob after 1752			William Shrubsole 1837 - 1927
		Palaeoecology			Challenger expedition
		Malacostracous crustacae (Bell) 1857			James Bowerbank letter 1840
		Fossil reptilia of the London clay (Owen &Bell) 1849			Edgard Casier 1966
		Collecting, how to find fossils on Sheppey			Preservation
		Economic uses			References & Bibliography
		Stratigraphy			Sheppey, site of special scientific interest, SSSI and fly tipping
		Paleo time chart			London clay formation of theThames basin and the Hampshire basin.
		Chart illustrates the position of the main nodule bands			Topographical map of the island
		Access points to the beach	My thanks to David Ward, and Chris king whose work I have taken and adapted these images from.