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Solitary Rugose Coral fossils - remains of the tropical seabed that once covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Donegal, Ireland.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #coral #rugosecoral #Ireland
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A Solitary Rugose Coral fossil protruding from it's sedimentary bed.
County Donegal, Ireland.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#Wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #coral #rugosecoral #Ireland
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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.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #bryozoan #biodiversity #marinelife #Ireland
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A Solitary Rugose Coral fossil with it's internal structure revealed.
County Donegal, Ireland.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #coral #rugosecoral #Ireland
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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.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #goniatite #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland
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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.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #goniatite #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland
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Small fossilized Brachiopod shells. The remains of these shellfish are scattered throughout the limestone rocks of the Burren.
County Clare, Ireland.Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #Brachiopod #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland