Whitepark Bay also hosts a great display of Ireland's geological past. The cliffs on both West and East sides of the bay are composed of Upper Cretaceous (Santonian- lower Maastrichtian) chalk. The chalk itself is a form of limestone composed almost entirely of Calcium Carbonate. This chalk formed Late during the Cretaceous period, a time when many marine transgressions took place, and much of the continents were under water- as was Ireland. In relation to the British Isles as a whole, it's thought that, at the ocean's highest, only a few mountain peaks of Northern Scotland would have stood out of the water. The cliffs at White Park Bay are rich in fragments of the belemnite, Belemnitella mucronata. Belemnitella was one of the latest surviving Belemnites. Belemnites, an important and distinctive fossil important for zonation and biostratigraphy of Mesozoic marine deposits, were related to today's modern Coleoid Cephalopods, looked superficially similar to squid, and possessed hundreds of hooks on each of their arms which they used presumably to catch their prey of other small marine creatures.
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white, park, also, spelled, whitepark, three, mile, long, beach, located, near, ballycastle, county, antrim, north, coast, northern, ireland, along, giant, causeway, coastal, route, sheep, cattle, graze, hills, beach, along, which, been, under, care, national,. White Park Bay also spelled Whitepark Bay is a bay and three mile long beach located near Ballycastle County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland along the Giant s Causeway Coastal Route 1 Sheep and cattle graze the hills and beach along the bay which has been under the care of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty since 1938 2 It is situated in the townland of White Park 3 The bay is also home to the Whitepark Bay Youth Hostel The beach is unsuitable for swimming due to rip currents Cows rest along White Park Bay beach on the Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland A cairn above the beach is designated as a Scheduled Historic Monument at grid ref D0225 4403 4 Contents 1 Geology 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeology editWhitepark Bay also hosts a great display of Ireland s geological past The cliffs on both West and East sides of the bay are composed of Upper Cretaceous Santonian lower Maastrichtian chalk The chalk itself is a form of limestone composed almost entirely of Calcium Carbonate This chalk formed Late during the Cretaceous period a time when many marine transgressions took place and much of the continents were under water as was Ireland In relation to the British Isles as a whole it s thought that at the ocean s highest only a few mountain peaks of Northern Scotland would have stood out of the water The cliffs at White Park Bay are rich in fragments of the belemnite Belemnitella mucronata Belemnitella was one of the latest surviving Belemnites Belemnites an important and distinctive fossil important for zonation and biostratigraphy of Mesozoic marine deposits were related to today s modern Coleoid Cephalopods looked superficially similar to squid and possessed hundreds of hooks on each of their arms which they used presumably to catch their prey of other small marine creatures 55 13 55 9806 N 6 24 17 4996 W 55 232216833 N 6 404861000 W 55 232216833 6 404861000See also editBallycastle County AntrimReferences edit road White Park Bay nationaltrust org uk National Trust Archived from the original on 5 May 2021 Retrieved 17 June 2021 Whitepark Bay Walk NI Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 23 October 2013 White Park Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved 14 April 2015 White Park PDF Scheduled Historic Monuments 2015 Northern Ireland Environment Agency 1 April 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 21 April 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to White Park Bay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Park Bay amp oldid 1194526749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
