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Saudi Arabia Fossils


janvanwinckel

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My son found some fossils on the slopes of Thumama mountains in Saudi.

Can someone help me identifying the fossils.

We found also a lot of round white stones. Are these corals as well?

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The last picture is geological, maybe concretions. In the first picture you have a few gastropods (snails) and shells, I'm not sure if they are bivalve or brachiopod. The large thing appears to be a horn (rugose) coral or stromatolite? I will do some research as to the age, which should help.

“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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I can't find any references to thumama mountain, so can you tell where it is on this map? This will give us the geologic age and should help give firm identifications.

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“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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