Totternhoe Stone Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location of Totternhoe Stone Pit. | |
| Area of search | Bedfordshire |
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| Grid reference | SP982222 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 2.1 ha (5.2 acres) |
| Notification date | 1996 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Totternhoe Stone Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Totternhoe in Bedfordshire, England. It is also a Geological Conservation Review site, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.[1][2]
The site displays the base of the Totternhoe Stone. It is a lime mud with an extensive deposit of late Cretaceous shark teeth, some of species which have not been fully described. so it can be a resource for further research. The lower levels contain larger teeth and upper ones contain small rays.[1]
The site is part of the Totternhoe nature reserve, managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, but there is no public access to the Stone Pit.
References
- 1 2 "Totternhoe Stone Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Map of Totternhoe Stone Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 September 2015.