Fossil Coral Reef, also known locally as Bradbury Quarry, is a 100-acre (0.40 km2) abandoned limestone quarry in Le Roy, New York. It contains a well-preserved Middle Devonian coral reef[1] along with rare tabulate and rugose corals, crinoids, gastropods, and trilobites.
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Location | Le Roy, Genesee County, New York |
Coordinates | 42°59′49″N 77°55′48″W / 42.997°N 77.930°W |
Area | 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
Designated | 1967 |
The site was declared a National Natural Landmark in November 1967.[2] It is often used by local paleontology classes.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "2006 New York State Open Space Conservation Plan" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2006. pp. 241–242. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
Year designated: 1967