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Passport Office, 42–47 Mount Street Lower

Passport Office, 42–47 Mount Street Lower

Site Details

Location
Passport Office, 42–47 Mount Street Lower
Grid reference
53.33794, -6.24221
Fossil Name
Ammonites, belemnites, worm tubes 
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Jurassic
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stone of the low wall in front of the exterior of the building. 
Fossil Info
The wall and building stones around the entrance contain several ammonites and belemnites. The white flecks in the stone are abundant worm tubes.

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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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