Kingscourt Gypsum

Not to be confused with Kingscourt Sandstone.

The Kingscourt Gypsum is a geologic formation in Ireland. It preserves fossil flora dating back to the Wuchiapingian stage of the late Permian period.

Kingscourt Gypsum
Stratigraphic range: Wuchiapingian ~
Type	Formation
Unit of	New Red Sandstone
Sub-units	Lower Gypsum, Lower Mudstone, Middle Mudstone, Upper Gypsum & Upper Mudstone Members
Lithology
Primary	Shale, gypsum
Other	Mudstone, claystone
Location
Coordinates	53.9°N 6.8°W / 53.9; -6.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	16.0°N 11.5°E / 16.0; 11.5
Region	County Cavan
Country	Ireland
Type section
Named for	Kingscourt
Kingscourt Gypsum (Ireland)

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

Flora

• Jugasporites delasaucei
• Klausipollenites schaubergeri
• Lueckisporites virkkiae
• Nuskoisporites dulhuntyi
• Perisaccus granulatus
• Acritarcha spp.
• Guttulapollenites sp.
• Stellapollenites sp.
• Striatiti spp.
• ?Cycadopites sp.
• ?Rhizomaspora sp.
• Scytinasciae indet.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ireland

References

Bibliography

• Visscher, H (1971), "The Permian and Triassic of the Kingscourt Outlier, Ireland", Geological Survey of Ireland Special Paper, 1: 1–114