The marine Cretaceous ostracod faunas have been studied
at The University of Greenwich since the mid 1980s, and considerable expertise
has been developed in this area. While most of the research has concentrated
on the Upper Cretaceous Chalk deposits of southern England, particularly
the Turonian Stage, more recent work has involved studying the ostracod
fauna of the Albian sediments from Copt Point, Folkestone. Research projects: