Mahnmut Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Hello together. on a past Holiday I stumbled upon an interesting place at the coast of southern Portugal. On top of the cliffs there was something that looked like desert pavement to me, including ventifacts, not typical for the modern climate of the region, so maybe a re-opened facies? About 2-3 meters below that in a gully we found a lot of coral fragments looking like remnants of a fossil reef. Sadly I did not have a camera with me and can only show you some samples I picked up. Can someone give me an ID for the corals and an age estimate? Geological map shows spots of quaternary and triassic over upper carboniferous for the region?? Best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Interesting finds! These have a Middle Jurassic feel to me, but I'm only going on instinct. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Thanks Tidgy's Dad! Can you tell me any impressions that influenced your instinctive ID? Any other coral experts with more information? Best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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