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Arklow Bridgewater Shopping Centre

Arklow Bridgewater Shopping Centre

Site Details

Location
Arklow Bridgewater Shopping Centre
Grid reference
52.7980000, -6.1515000
Fossil Name
Ammonites, belemnites and bivalves
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Jurassic
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Paving stones throughout the inside of the shopping centre
Fossil Info
The paving stones on the floor of the shopping centre are very fossiliferous Jura Limestone, with abundant ammonites, belemnites and (bivalves) oysters.

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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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