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AIB Bank Ennis

AIB Bank Ennis

Site Details

Location
AIB Bank Ennis
Grid reference
52.8446895, -8.9838150
Fossil Name
Crinoids
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stones of the bank
Fossil Info
Crinoid ossicles (circles) of various sizes, as well as bigger parts of the crinoid "stalk" can be found in the building stones. The limestone is a light grey and the fossils are slightly lighter in colour. 

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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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