Tar Grove Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO525779 | — | Favourable | 0.3 | 2017-10-17 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Devonian
Description
Description This quarry yields one of the most diverse known assemblages of fossil plants of Gedinnian Lower Devonian age, consisting of about 20 species of algae, nematophytes primitive non vascular plants and primitive vascular plants. The specimens are unusually well preserved and yield information on the cell structure of the plants. The flora is the subject of much active research and is also of historical interest, since it was from here that, in 1937, W H Lang described specimens which, until the discovery of similar material in the Ludlow beds of South Wales, was the oldest indisputable evidence of a vascular plant. Thus, from the point of view of both its historical interest and its present research potential, this site is of great international importance.