Climate through time - Scotland's Geodiversity

Use the map to work out what type of environment conglomerate was made in, 395 million years ago, then click on the right environment in the key. See the colours change to match the environment.

Rock sequence in Scotland (Ma = millions of years ago) Mudstone with boulders 1 Ma Limestone 170 Ma Sandstone 270 Ma Mudstone Coal 300 Ma Conglomerate Sandstone 395 Ma Brown Mudstone 540 Ma Mudstone with boulders 650 Ma Key click an environment below Ice ages Volcanic eruptions Tropical swamps, rivers and seas Warm seas Hot deserts Cold and temperate seas Ocean depths Igneous intrusions Ancient mountains

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