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UCC Geology Garden

UCC Geology Garden

Site Details

Location
UCC Geology Garden
Grid reference
51.89933, -8.48772
Fossil Name
Olivellites 
Fossil Type
Trace fossil (burrow)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Sandstone
Access Info
Slabs of Liscannor Flagstone, no 9. in UCC Geology Garden outside Butler Buidling on North Mall Campus
Fossil Info
Dark grey sandstone with prominent pattern of curved lines - these are ancient burrows called Olivellites

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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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