New Park Quarry

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New Park Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Gloucestershire
Location Gloucestershire
Grid reference SP175282
Coordinates 51°57′09″N1°44′46″W / 51.952467°N 1.746044°W / 51.952467; -1.746044 Coordinates: 51°57′09″N1°44′46″W / 51.952467°N 1.746044°W / 51.952467; -1.746044
InterestGeological
Area1.3 hectare
Notification 1987
Natural England website

New Park Quarry (grid reference SP175282 ) is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1987. [1] [2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS). [3]

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Location and geology

This site is in the north Cotswolds, near Longborough, and contains the well-preserved remains (disarticulated) of Crocodiles and Dinosaurs. This fauna is in the Chipping Norton Formation and is considered to be the oldest assemblage of dinosaurs from the Jurassic time period in the United Kingdom. The site is of significant importance for research of the ecology and evolution of this species. [1]

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