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Examination Hall Trinity

Examination Hall Trinity

Site Details

Location
Examination Hall Trinity
Grid reference
53.34424, -6.25805
Fossil Name
Bivalves
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Jurassic
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stones of the examination hall in the main square in Trinity College, in the steps and pillars
Fossil Info
Grey limestone with grey - white bivalve fossils, these weather out proud and easy to spot - they appear as fragments or intact shells similar to that of an oyster

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

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