The Kingscourt Gypsum is a geologic formation in Ireland. It preserves fossil flora dating back to the Wuchiapingian stage of the late Permian period.[1]
| 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°54′N 6°48′W / 53.9°N 6.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 16°00′N 11°30′E / 16.0°N 11.5°E |
| Region | County Cavan |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kingscourt |
  Kingscourt Gypsum (Ireland) | |
Fossil content
editThe formation has provided the following fossils:[1]
- Flora
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kingscourt Gypsum at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
edit- Visscher, H (1971), "The Permian and Triassic of the Kingscourt Outlier, Ireland", Geological Survey of Ireland Special Paper, 1: 1–114