Kirtlington Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Oxfordshire |
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Grid reference | SP 494 199[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Kirtlington Quarry is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kirtlington in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3][4] and it is part of the 7.4-hectare (18-acre) Kirtlington Quarry Local Nature Reserve.[5][6]
Kirtlington Quarry is one of the most important Middle Jurassic vertebrate localities in the world. It dates to the Upper Bathonian, around 166 million years ago, and is part of the Forest Marble Formation. Numerous species of extinct mammal have been found. There are also fossils of theropod dinosaurs, crocodilians, pterosaurs, fishes and many shark teeth.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Kirtlington Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Kirtlington Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Kirtlington (Jurassic - Cretaceous Reptilia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kirtlington Old Cement Works Quarry (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Kirtlington Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Map of Kirtlington Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Kirtlington Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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