Environmental factors for around 285 million years ago in the Voyage area
Rock Name
Clent Formation (Breccia)
Lithology (appearance)
Breccia, sub-angular, with red-brown mudstone matrix, clasts predominantly ‘Precambrian-Uriconian’ volcanic rocks and subordinate Lower Palaeozoic rocks.
Period
Permian
How old
Around 285
Environment of rock formation
Harsh desert plain covered in gravel, with debris fans extending from high ground. Intense heat.
Climate
Arid. Occasional violent storms giving flash floods.
Latitude
20′ S of Equator
Oxygen as percentage of atmosphere
35% (21% today)
Carbon Dioxide as parts per million of atmosphere composition
350ppm (around 415ppm today and rising)
Maximum day time temperatures
50’C
Minimum night time temperature
-5’C
Sea temperature
30’C
Weather risk
Torrential rainstorms. River and coastal flooding. Heat
Midday Sun
Sun overhead no shade.
UV index
12
Earthquake risk (scale 1 low risk to 9 high risk)
8
Tectonic
Formation of Woreestershire graben as crust is subject to tensional forces.
Volcano risk
None in area
Top predator
Animal Life
None known – possible early reptiles
Plant Life
None known in area
Humidity
High
Rainfall
Occasional torrential storms
Wind
Day length
23,2 hours
Days in year
376