 | | Lisdoo Pit, north-east of Irvinestown, Co.Tyrone, where green mudstones (with miospores) of the Shanmullagh Formation were exposed. |
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| Site Type: | Pit | | Site Status: | ASSI | | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | | Grid Reference: | H28586137 | | Bing maps: | 54.49978,-7.56009 | | Google maps: | 54.49978,-7.56009 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Devonian (Famennian, Frasnian) | | Rock Name: | Fintona Group, Shanmullagh Formation (Form Blm) | | Rock Type: | Mudstone, Sand, Sandstone, Siltstone | | Interest |
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| Fossil Groups: | Miospore, Miospores | | Other interest: | lacustrine |
| Summary of site: |
| This site is important because it yielded 29 species of Devonian plant spores, allowing the age of these rocks to be firmly established. | | A temporary excavation into a little under 2m of green, laminated mudstones and thin coarse grained sandstones near the base yielded fairly well preserved spores (of the 8 mudstones present, 5 were sampled). | | Sites rich in spore floras are rare and this prolific site should be designated and protected. |
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