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Ireland's First Dinosaur Fossils Unveiled at UCC

11/15/2025

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The Domain of the Dinosaurs exhibition opened at University College Cork, presenting the only known dinosaur fossils from Ireland.
The exhibition features skeletal casts of Megalosaurus and Scelidosaurus discovered by fossil collector Roger Byrne in the 1980s on a beach in County Antrim.
The exhibit runs until April 2026 and includes nearly 300 fossils, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin inaugurated the exhibit.

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The Domain of the Dinosaurs exhibition opened at University College Cork, presenting the only known dinosaur fossils from Ireland.
The exhibition features skeletal casts of Megalosaurus and Scelidosaurus discovered by fossil collector Roger Byrne in the 1980s on a beach in County Antrim.
The exhibit runs until April 2026 and includes nearly 300 fossils, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin inaugurated the exhibit.