Environmental factors for around 245 million years ago in the Voyage area
Rock Name
Kidderminster Formation
Lithology (appearance)
Pebble conglomerates and reddish brown sandstones. The sandstones are cross-bedded and pebbly. The conglomerates have a reddish brown sandy matrix and consist mainly of pebbles of brown or purple quartzite, with quartz conglomerate and vein quartz.
Period
Triassic (Early)
How old
Around 245 million years
Environment of rock formation
Area in midst of extensive desert, with flash floods and seasonal rivers able to transport large pebbles.
Climate
Semi-arid with seasonal rainfall giving flash floods
Latitude
20′ N of Equator
Oxygen as percentage of atmosphere
35% (21% today)
Carbon Dioxide as parts per million of atmosphere composition
340ppm (around 415ppm today and rising)
Maximum day time temperatures
40’C
Minimum night time temperature
15’C
Sea temperature
Weather risk
Flash floods. High temperatures.
Midday Sun
Sun high in northern sky
UV index
8
Earthquake risk (scale 1 low risk to 9 high risk)
7
Tectonic
Midst of supercontinent Panagea
Volcano risk
None in area
Top predator
Early reptiles
Animal Life
Bromsgrovia and other early reptiles
Plant Life
Pine like trees growing close to main river channels
Humidity
Low
Rainfall
Seasonal torrential
Wind
SE?
Day length
23.2 hours
Days in year
376