Pant-y-Ffynnon Quarry, Limestone quarry near Llantrithyd, Wales.
The quarry exposes multiple layers of Carboniferous limestone formations with visible geological features across its excavated walls and platforms.
From 1951 to 1952, paleontologists Kenneth Kermack and Pamela Robinson collected significant fossil specimens that advanced scientific understanding of Late Triassic vertebrates.
The quarry represents the industrial heritage of South Wales, where stone extraction supported local construction and provided employment for generations of workers.
Access to the quarry requires advance planning, appropriate footwear, and safety equipment due to uneven terrain and exposed rock faces.
The site contains rare fissure fill deposits from the Late Triassic period, preserving fossils of small vertebrates including the newly discovered Aenigmaspina pantyffynnonensis.
GPS coordinates: 51.45800,-3.37400
Latest update: March 6, 2025 06:39
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