Morocco - The finds.

-This will be where I upload all of the Morocco fossil pics, with occasional extra ones in the blog (once I get around to digging out the lil' diary I had out there ). I'll be putting everything on facebook as well, but probably just the best ones on here.

The different posts are to separate the finds chronologically, and I will update them along with what info I can get on the localities once I have more time. For now I will leave you with a tantilising few glimpses!

-I still haven't gotten around to photographing everything, and a couple of ammonties still need prepping, but all the best ones will be at the show next week, don't worry!

-Al-Nif (Trilobite shops, Trilobite locality)

TREV - Treveropyge/Coltraneia
Probably my favourite fossil from the trip, even if he is one I bought. (Probably not as good as one of the Asfla ammonites though..)





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Gara 'Sbaa - Kem Kem fossils


Gastropod:


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Lepidotes scales


Partial Spinosaurus aegyptiacus tooth


Currently unidentified bone (definitely dinosaur though!)


Partial Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth


---Laminite fish:
Diplomystus (From laminates above the Kem-Kem, atop Gara 'Sbaa)



Unidentified fish

Tafroute Trilo shop, Rissani KemKem shop

Bellacartwrightia/Metacanthina (Tafroute)

Asfla - Turonian Ammonites, 3D Fish nodules
(Can get Mosasaur, Pliosaur, Plesiosaur and Egiallosaur here as well, I didn't find or buy any though)

Broken Fagesia peroni, ground down slightly to make flat surface, but otherwise similar to condition found in



Wrightoceras munieri (Only one of these I found)



Choffaticeras segne (One of the better ones)

Kem Kem locality 2 (near Ouzina)

Perfectly split Onchopristis rostral barb.

Devonian Locality - South of Tata, inc. Ouzina Orthocones

Unprepped trilobite (will be a while before we see the top of this guy, but he's complete!)


Goniatite (Precursors to Ammonites) - sorry about the flash!


Another unprepped trilobite, but complete


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Ouzina Orthcones:

Block '1'


Block '2'


Block '3

Looking Good

Wow! They are nice! Can't wait to see more!

I might be going to Morocco next year in the summer, driving down. Would you recomend it?

Kosmos wrote:Wow! They are nice! Can't wait to see more!

I might be going to Morocco next year in the summer, driving down. Would you recomend it?

can I come?

Spleain wrote:

Kosmos wrote:Wow! They are nice! Can't wait to see more!

I might be going to Morocco next year in the summer, driving down. Would you recomend it?

can I come?

It depends... there is normally a lot of luggage camping...

I need to talk to you guys about Morocco.. basically I want to do my dissertation fieldwork out there this summer (I know where I'd go to etc, full of ord. trilo's), but 'cos it's foreign/dangerous conditions, the uni say I'd need someone to go with me! I'd be going to Al-Nif, where all the best Trilobite shops are, and there's a cheap Auberge (hotel) in the town, a couple of mini supermarkets and an internet cafe.. and the locality is 10 minutes walk away! I'll probably talk to you guys more about it on Saturday

Wish I was going back out there camping!!! Although summer isn't really the best time for it, 50c in the day in summer, compared to low 30's in winter, and it's still just as cold at night..

Still want to go back out there SSSOOO much!

Also, make sure to answer the Poll at the top!

macrocephale wrote:I need to talk to you guys about Morocco.. basically I want to do my dissertation fieldwork out there this summer (I know where I'd go to etc, full of ord. trilo's), but 'cos it's foreign/dangerous conditions, the uni say I'd need someone to go with me! I'd be going to Al-Nif, where all the best Trilobite shops are, and there's a cheap Auberge (hotel) in the town, a couple of mini supermarkets and an internet cafe.. and the locality is 10 minutes walk away! I'll probably talk to you guys more about it on Saturday

Wish I was going back out there camping!!! Although summer isn't really the best time for it, 50c in the day in summer, compared to low 30's in winter, and it's still just as cold at night..

Still want to go back out there SSSOOO much!

Also, make sure to answer the Poll at the top!

game

The winner of the poll will be revealed at the quiz next week, and a couple of extra fossils will be revealed then too!

Come on guys, get voting! I can't update the photos while it's 1-1!! I've got a lot more taken now so can update this weekend probably

Tense!

Right then... It was 1-1-1 between Gara 'Sbaa, Asfla and the Tata/Ouzina devonian localities so I decided to update all 3!!! Enjoy

wicked

Get voting again people! What do you want to see next?

I like the fish dude - you got more fish? + I cant vote twice

Yeah I've got around 15, check on the fb photos