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Quaternary
1.8 millions years ago to date



Quarternary Period


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English Riviera Geopark History quick links

Formation of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
Devonian
Naming of the Devonian Period
What happened to the Carboniferous?
Mountain Building, 300 million years ago
Permian
There’s gold in them there hills!  Permian/Triassic
Jurassic and Cretaceous
Cenozoic
* Quaternary impression
Built Heritage and Industry

   
 
An interpretation of Torbay’s coral reef,
based on fossil evidence, artwork by Brin Edwards.
 
 
 
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust 2007