Kimmeridge Bay, The cliffs and foreshore contain a very thick sequence of Kimmeridge Clay.

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The rocks at Kimmeridge Bay were once the floor of a deep, tropical sea rich in pre-historic life. They formed in the Jurassic period, 155 million years ago. Kimmeridge Bay is located on the Purbeck Heritage Coast in Dorset

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Location: Kimmeridge Bay, Purbeck Coast, Dorset, England
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