Coed Cochion Quarry

Coed Cochion Quarry

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Carmarthenshire
Location	Carmarthenshire
Grid reference	SN333146
Coordinates	51.80515°N 4.41739°W / 51.80515; -4.41739
Area	0.04 hectares (0.099 acres)
Notification	1981

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

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

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire

References

1. "MAGIC Map Application - Coed Cochion Quarry". DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
2. "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.

External links

• SSSI Citation for Coed Cochion Quarry
• Citation map for Coed Cochion Quarry
• Your Special Site and its Future - Coed Cochion Quarry SSSI overview from Natural Resources Wales
• Coed Cochion Quarry SSSI marked on DEFRA's MAGIC Map