Clonakilty Court Office
Clonakilty Court Office
Site Details
- Location
- Clonakilty Court Office
- Grid reference
- 51.62129656, -8.886248173
- Fossil Name
- Belemnites and ammonites
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Jurassic
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- The locality is easily accessed from the adjoining footpath.
- Fossil Info
- The cream-to-beige-coloured limestone forming the external walls of the building contain beautiful examples of ammonites, a spiral shaped shell fossil, and belemnites, the internal shells of an extinct cephalopod which resemble a conical spear or bullet shape which tapers to a point.
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