Fossil Coral Reef

Fossil Coral Reef
Fossil Coral Reef
Location	Le Roy, Genesee County,; New York
Coordinates	42°59′49″N 77°55′48″W / 42.997°N 77.930°W
Area	100 acres (0.40 km2)
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1967

Fossil Coral Reef, also known locally as Bradbury Quarry, is a 100-acre (0.40 km²) abandoned limestone quarry in Le Roy, New York. It contains a well-preserved Middle Devonian coral reef^[1] along with rare tabulate and rugose corals, crinoids, gastropods, and trilobites.

The site was declared a National Natural Landmark in November 1967.^[2] It is often used by local paleontology classes.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "2006 New York State Open Space Conservation Plan" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2006. pp. 241–242. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-15. Year designated: 1967

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[OSP_2006_Chap5-1] "2006 New York State Open Space Conservation Plan" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2006. pp. 241–242. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

[2] "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-15. Year designated: 1967

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Fossil Coral Reef
Location	Le Roy, Genesee County, New York
Coordinates	42°59′49″N 77°55′48″W / 42.997°N 77.930°W / 42.997; -77.930
Area	100 acres (0.40 km²)

U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1967

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