Middridge Quarry

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Coordinates: 54°37′18″N 1°37′0″W / 54.62167°N 1.61667°W / 54.62167; -1.61667
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Middridge Quarry
Map showing the location of Middridge Quarry
Map showing the location of Middridge Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationMAGiC MaP
Nearest townNewton Aycliffe
Coordinates54°37′18″N 1°37′0″W / 54.62167°N 1.61667°W / 54.62167; -1.61667
Area1.9 ha (4.7 acres)
Established1979
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteMiddridge Quarry SSSI

Middridge Quarry is a

Sedgefield district of County Durham, England. It is a disused quarry, situated alongside the railway line between Newton Aycliffe and Shildon, 1 km south of the village of Middridge
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The quarry was excavated in

pteridosperm Pseudoctensis middridgensis.[1] Fossils obtained from the quarry have included several species of fish and reptiles,[2][3][4][5]
numerous invertebrates and plants, and the site is considered to be of international palaeontological importance. [6]

References

  1. doi:10.1144/pygs.42.3.439
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  2. S2CID 131431256
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  3. S2CID 128755826
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  4. S2CID 129676053
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  5. doi:10.1144/pygs.49.3.229
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  6. ^ "Middridge Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.


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