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London Borough of Newham, STRATFORD, Excavations for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Excavations for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link have revealed much of geological interest along the route between London and Folkestone and in 2003 fossils found in East London attracted the attention of the national newspapers.
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Excavations for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link have revealed much of geological interest along the route between London and Folkestone and in 2003 fossils found in East London attracted the attention of the national newspapers.
Fossil sharks’ teeth, bivalves, and fruits of palm trees were found by geologists from London’s Natural History Museum in a deep excavation at Stratford which had been dug to launch tunnel boring machines. The fossils were from the London Clay and therefore approx. 55 million years old.
Extract from the Daily Telegraph of 5 September 2003. Sharks were, of course, not the first residents of London’s East End; life is now known to have existed on Earth for over 3 billion years. Extract courtesy of The Daily Telegraph.
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see also: First East Enders were 6ft sharks |
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