Geology and the Evolution of Landscape in the Kerry Geopark
Geology and the Evolution of Landscape in the Kerry Geopark
Geology and the Evolution of Landscape in the Kerry Geopark
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<strong>Geology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Evolution</strong> <strong>of</strong> L<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Kerry</strong> <strong>Geopark</strong><br />
• <strong>Geology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Geopark</strong> is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by<br />
Terrestrial Rocks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Devonian (400 m.y.a)<br />
age. (Circa 5200 metres thickness).<br />
• Overwhelm<strong>in</strong>gly terrestrial / desert s<strong>and</strong>stones<br />
<strong>and</strong> lesser f<strong>in</strong>e gra<strong>in</strong>ed rocks.<br />
• A period <strong>of</strong> emergence <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> – based<br />
vertebrates, e.g. Tetrapods<br />
• Succeed<strong>in</strong>g Carboniferous rocks now largely<br />
eroded away but preserved to <strong>the</strong> East.
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