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Tadhg O’Donovan Astna Memorial

Tadhg O’Donovan Astna Memorial

Site Details

Location
Tadhg O’Donovan Astna Memorial
Grid reference
51.622990, -8.8878831
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stones of the statue in the small plaza at the junction of Ashe Street and Astna Street.
Fossil Info
Brachiopod fossils are white in the light-grey limestone which makes up the base and of mid-section of the statue. Crinoids appear are white and light-grey circles.

Find out more about the fossils at this site

What does this site look like?

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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