Boulby Quarries

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name = Boulby Quarries
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country = England
region = North East
region_type = Region
district = Redcar and Cleveland
district_type = Unitary Authority
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area = 40.3
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location = Boulby
lat_d = 54
lat_m = 34
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long_m = 50
long_s = 48
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established_type = Notification
established = 1989
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free_type = Area of Search
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Boulby Quarries (gbmapping|NZ745200) is a 40.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England notified in 1989. It is located close to the coast and the village of Boulby. [cite web | title=Site map | work=Nature on the map | url=http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?
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In England SSSIs are designated by Natural England and Boulby Quarries is one 18 SSSIs in the Clevedon area of search. [cite web | title=SSSI inforamtion | work=Natural England | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/ | accessdate=2007-12-08] The site is identified as being of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review.

The quarries are wholly within the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Heritage Coast and partly within the North York Moors National Park.

The fossil content of Boulby Quarry is particularly important with two plesiosaur species ("Eretmosaurus macroptera" and "Thaumatosaurus zetlandicus"), an ichthyosaur "Ichthyosaurus crassimonus" and the only Upper Lias pterosaur known in Britain, Parapsicephalus being found at the site. The foosil are found in the "bifrons" zone, and although not abundant, it is very different from surrounding fossil sites. [cite web | title=Boulby Quarries citation sheet | work=Natural England | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000219.pdf | accessdate=2007-12-08]

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