FOSSILS IN THE STONES OF THE BURREN

Colonial corals in limestone Goniatite fossil in shale

Trace fossils in siltstone Crinoid ossicle in limestone

Trace fossils in siltstone

Common fossils in the limestone, from left to right: corals, brachiopods, snails, and crinoids.

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Modern crinoid in the Pacific near Japan.

Piece of crinoid stem in life,held together by ligaments

(pink) and skin (dashed line)

After death, the ligaments andskin decay, and the pieces of

the stem start to separate

The pieces of the skeleton arescattered by currents

CRINOIDS

Crinoids in the Burren limestonesSection through a crinoid stem - Burren limestone

FOSSILS IN THE BURREN

FOSSILS IN THE BURREN

Brachiopod fossils in limestonekerbstone - Ennistymon

Fossil corals in limestone - Mullaghmore

Crinoid fossils in limestone- Doolin Point

Goniatite fossils in shaleFisherstreet - Doolin

Colonial coral fossils in limestoneFlaggy Shore

Brachiopods & trace fossilsin steps at Cliffs of Moher

FOSSILS IN THE BURREN

Brachiopod fossils at Cliffs of Moher,with geopetal structure

Pyritised goniatites at Fisherstreet Bay

Brachiopod fossils in limestone- Aillidie

Fasciculate colonial corals at Black Head

Vertical and horizontal trace fossilsin fine sandstones at the Cliffs of Moher

Colonial coral fossils in limestone