The Prince of Wales Quarry
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The Prince of Wales Quarry is a disused open cast slate quarry in Trebarwith Valley on the outskirts of Tintagel in Cornwall, South West England. The quarry is known for its engine house, the only one
Engine House, Prince of Wales Quarry in 2008
Devonian
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The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era during the Phanerozoic eon, spanning 60.7 million years from the end of the preceding Silurian period at 419.62 million years ago, to
The rocks of Lummaton Quarry in Torquay in Devon played an early role in defining the Devonian Period
Prototaxites milwaukeensis, the only known member of an unknown kingdom of life, from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin
The Devonian Period marks the beginning of extensive land colonization by plants. With large land-dwelling herbivores not yet present, large forests grew and shaped the landscape.
Lycopod axis (branch) from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin