'Highly unusual' 315-million-year-old fossil discovered near Cliff of Moher
The sponge dates back to when what is now Co Clare was located near the Equator.
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The sponge dates back to when what is now Co Clare was located near the Equator.
Find is determined to be new species, a member of a family of sponges that thrived when Co Clare was close to the equator
Dr Eamon Doyle discovered an ‘excellently preserved’ fossilised sponge called Cyathophycus balori that can tell us a lot about ancient life in Co Clare. The…
The sponge was discovered by geologist Dr Eamon Doyle who works with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Unesco Global Geopark.
The sponge was discovered by geologist Dr Eamon Doyle who works with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Unesco Global Geopark.