Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Day One ; Locality Three. Midelt 19th February 2019 The Berber nomads are hospitable, generous and very tough : The snow disappears soon after you get onto the High Plains between the Middle and High Atlas ranges. Here are the High Atlas looming in the distance : As one approaches the town of Midelt, the layered geology of what is mostly Dogger, the old name for the Middle Jurassic, still used here, becomes clear : Midelt is full of fossil shops, however most of the fossils, including a kazillion trilobites, actually come from elsewhere. Jurassic ammonites may be from here, and many of the small cut and polished ammonites are from around here, but Midelt is most famous for its minerals, vanadinite especially. Also lead ores, barite and flourite. Top Tip : Don't buy fossils in Midelt unless it's a cut and polished small ammonite you want. Minerals, yes, many are beautiful and very cheap. Hmm, this looks interesting................. "Stop the car!" 15 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Fossils that I found at this stop. It's interesting as though the fossils look the typical yellowish grainy type of the Middle Jurassic, once you clean them, or split them open, they are often a grey Devonian like limestone. This one looks like a spiriferid to me. If so it's one of the last as they became extinct just after. I'll try and dig a bit more of it out with a pin to be sure. 6 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Bryozoan? Not like my familiar Palaeozoic species. 4 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 And I have no idea what this is. It's 1.8 cm in diameter. Side : Again, i'll dig this one out and see a bit more, hopefully. Hmmmm. A Devonian inlier in the roadcut ? 4 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 For me, hard to say what you have there.....but really great trip and finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 thx foor the pictures Adam. I wasn't expecting to see snow in Morocco 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Al Tahan said: For me, hard to say what you have there.....but really great trip and finds! Thank you. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: thx foor the pictures Adam. I wasn't expecting to see snow in Morocco We don't get snow where I am, but the mountains can be over 4 km high and some are capped with snow all year. There is a ski resort within driving distance of where i live, but only active in the winter months, in the summer there is a golf course there! 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebu Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Beautiful mountains you have there, what a contrast to the pictures of a desert what we use to from Morocco. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 4km high! The snow shots were unexpected for me too but that explains it. Nice to see you out there finding your own stuff in Morocco, the ultimate fossil country. That round thing is odd... doesn't ring a bell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 6 hours ago, rebu said: Beautiful mountains you have there, what a contrast to the pictures of a desert what we use to from Morocco. Thanks for sharing. Desert pics coming soon, hopefully they'll surprise you as well. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Wrangellian said: 4km high! The snow shots were unexpected for me too but that explains it. Nice to see you out there finding your own stuff in Morocco, the ultimate fossil country. That round thing is odd... doesn't ring a bell. I'll dig it out with my pins. One day................... Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Nice Adam, thanks for the tour. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 35 minutes ago, ynot said: Nice Adam, thanks for the tour. Cheers, Tony. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thank you for the pics ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Great photos, Adam! And congratulations on the finds! Your "bryozoan" reminds me of Alveolites at first glance, but tabulate corals went extinct before the Jurassic, so that would be impossible! Best of luck in uncovering the mystery of your fossils... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Beautiful country, love those mountains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Pemphix said: Thank you for the pics ! Thanks for looking. 5 hours ago, Monica said: Great photos, Adam! And congratulations on the finds! Your "bryozoan" reminds me of Alveolites at first glance, but tabulate corals went extinct before the Jurassic, so that would be impossible! Best of luck in uncovering the mystery of your fossils... Much of Morocco is so barely explored it could be Palaeozoic, in fact that's the feeling I have. More research needed! Thanks, Monica. 4 hours ago, Troodon said: Beautiful country, love those mountains. Me, too, it's an amazing place. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Nice report and pics Adam! So glad that you were able to get out! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Darktooth said: Nice report and pics Adam! So glad that you were able to get out! Me too! Thanks, Dave, but the best is yet to come........... Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 2 hours ago, nala said: Great! Thanks. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Here is the link to locality four : Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 And for those who wish to start at the beginning : Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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