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West Lodge

West Lodge

Site Details

Location
West Lodge
Grid reference
51.8938202, -8.4931793
Fossil Name
Goniatite
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Paving stone of the step outside the West Lodge building inside the Gaol Cross entrance to University College Cork
Fossil Info
Grey limestone with a small polished spot containing a palm-sized goniatite fossil

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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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