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Adelaide Street

Adelaide Street

Site Details

Location
Adelaide Street
Grid reference
54.270293, -8.4793733
Fossil Name
Crinoids
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Bricks of the buildings on the road facing side
Fossil Info
Crinoids typically appear as white or grey rings, there are also long crinoid stem segments preserved in cross-section. 

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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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