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{{Short description|Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Norwich, UK}}{{Infobox SSSI
|image= Catton Grove Chalk Pit 2.jpg
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|name= Catton Grove Chalk Pit
|aos= Norfolk, England
|interest=Geological
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|area= {{convert|0.6|ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/>
|notifydate= 1986<ref name=dsv/>
|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001515%27 ''Magic Map'']
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'''Catton Grove Chalk Pit''' is a {{convert| 0.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] on the northern outskirts of [[Norwich]] in [[Norfolk|Norfolk, England]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001515&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Catton Grove Chalk Pit | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 9 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001515%27|title=Map of Catton Grove Chalk Pit|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 9 July 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=219 |title= Catton Grove Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 25 May 2018}}</ref>

This [[Cretaceous]] site exposes rocks dating to the late [[Campanian]], around 75 million years ago, and it is the [[Type locality (geology)|type site]] for the Catton Sponge Bed. Its well preserved fossils include many undescribed [[sponge]]s and important [[ammonite]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001515.pdf |title=Catton Grove Chalk Pit citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 9 July 2018}}</ref>

The site is private land with no public access.

==References==
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Geological Conservation Review sites]]

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