What are the coordinates of Rhynie chert?
Q: What are the coordinates of Rhynie chert?
A: The coordinates of Rhynie chert are 57°20′12″N 002°50′29″W / 57.33667°N 2.84139°W / 57.33667; -2.84139.
Q: What type of sedimentary rock is the Rhynie Chert?
A: The Rhynie Chert is a Lower Devonian sedimentary rock, part of the Old Red Sandstone.
Q: Where is the Rhynie Chert located?
A: The Rhynie Chert is located near the village of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Q: Is there another unit nearby?
A: Yes, there is a second unit called Windyfield chert which is some 700 m away from the Rhynie Chert.
Q: What kind of fossils does it contain?
A: The Rhyne Chert contains primitive plants (which had water-conducting cells and sporangia, but no true leaves), arthropods, lichens, algae and fungi.
Q: How well preserved are these fossils?
A: These fossils are exceptionally well preserved and covered by an overlying volcanic deposit.
