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Coed Cochion Quarry

Coordinates: 51°48′19″N 4°25′03″W / 51.80515°N 4.41739°W / 51.80515; -4.41739
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Coed Cochion Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Coed Cochion Quarry is located in Carmarthenshire
Coed Cochion Quarry
Location within Carmarthenshire
LocationCarmarthenshire
Grid referenceSN333146
Coordinates51°48′19″N 4°25′03″W / 51.80515°N 4.41739°W / 51.80515; -4.41739
Area0.04 hectares (0.099 acres)
Notification1981

Coed Cochion Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales, in which the geology of the site has preserved rare Precambrian fossils.[1][2]

SSSI

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Coed Cochion Quarry SSSI is a very small quarry of 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Llangynog and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north of Llanybri, north-east of the Taf Estuary.[1][2]

The site is a rare example in the world of Precambrian fossil records - greater than 0.5 billion years old - found in the ashy siltstone sedimentary rock. A number of fossils of medusoid creatures - visually like, but maybe not in fact contemporary jellyfish - are present, as are feeding trails of other creatures. The evidence is that the site was once a sandy, silty shoreline in which soft-bodied fauna became buried.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "MAGIC Map Application - Coed Cochion Quarry". DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
  2. ^ a b c "Site of Special Scientific Interest, Carmarthenshire, Coed Cochion Quarry" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales.
  3. ^ "Your Special Site and its Future - Coed Cochion Quarry" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales.
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