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4 Temple Bar, Temple Bar Square

4 Temple Bar, Temple Bar Square

Site Details

Location
4 Temple Bar, Temple Bar Square
Grid reference
53.34548, -6.26417
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Urban Sites street frontage.  Take care on the cobblestones in Temple Bar.
Fossil Info
The black limestone at the base of the shopfront contains very large brachiopods

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Ireland's Fossil Heritage

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30,

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