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  1. Solitary Rugose Coral fossils - remains of the tropical seabed that once covered this area over 300 million years ago.
    County Donegal, Ireland.

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  2. A fossilized Bryozoan sea mat from over 300 million years ago and a couple of ones I found growing on some seaweed a few weeks back. Relatively unchanged after all that time!!
    County Donegal, Ireland.

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    #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #bryozoan #biodiversity #marinelife #Ireland

  3. Goniatite fossils - Ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus that swam in the warm seas that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
    County Clare, Ireland.

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    #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #goniatite #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

  4. The variety of size and orientation of these Goniatite fossils makes them look like celestial bodies suspended in the darkness of space.
    County Clare, Ireland.

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    #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #goniatite #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

  5. Small fossilized Brachiopod shells. The remains of these shellfish are scattered throughout the limestone rocks of the Burren.
    County Clare, Ireland.

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    #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #Brachiopod #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland