OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I am back from my trip to morocco. It is a 14 days trip and I got 4 days for fossil hunting. It was so imagine, fossils are everywhere and even though I won't be able to dig, I still get plenty to bring home. Since my guide doesn't speak good English, I am not be able to ask him must so I need help to identify the fossil. On the first day, my guide took me to a place near Erfoud to search for dinosaur teeth. It is very close to the highway. We found a well that the local people dig to get Spinosaur teeth and bone. My husband went down to one but couldn't find anything because the well is new and it is not deep enough. We didn't want to try the deeper one so we decide to bought some spinosaur teeth from the local people there. This tooth is a little over 4.5 inches and I think there are some prepare but I can't tell how much. I also bought 3 smaller teeth and was giving the broken one which I don't know what it is. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 The next location is just next to the road and there are plenty of goniatites and orthoceras in the rock. We only came to check on the fossils and took picture since we can't break them off the rock. A local guy gave my son a small rock with 3 goniatites in there. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 cool...the broken one is the base of a saw fish rostral tooth....Pristichampsus? I do not know Kem Kem fossils as well as some folks on here. Looks like fun. The well dive looks like fun... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 The third location of the day is also right off the highway. We didn't bring any tools so we couldn't dig but we manage to find a rock with 2 Phacops inside 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, jpc said: cool...the broken one is the base of a saw fish rostral tooth....Pristichampsus? I do not know Kem Kem fossils as well as some folks on here. Looks like fun. The well dive looks like fun... Thanks jpc. I is good to know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 34 minutes ago, jpc said: cool...the broken one is the base of a saw fish rostral tooth....Pristichampsus? I do not know Kem Kem fossils as well as some folks on here. Looks like fun. The ones I have from Kem Kem came labeled as Onchopristis numudus. It looks like you had a great time. I guess the "well excursion" is definately not for the claustrophobic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Our first stop on the second day is Devonian with abundance orthoceras every where on the ground. My son found a large bivalves there and we collect a few piece of orthoceras. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 13 minutes ago, caldigger said: The ones I have from Kem Kem came labeled as Onchopristis numudus. It looks like you had a great time. I guess the "well excursion" is definately not for the claustrophobic! Thanks caldigger, we had more than a great time. The scenery is breathtaking and every where we went, fossils are all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 That large ammonite-filled rock is spectacular. Never knew fossils were that dense there. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 That place looks like the surface of Mars! It's worth picking up natural/weathered ammonoid/orthocone pieces when you're there, as they are usually only available in markets as polished 'artworks'. Thanks for the tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, jpc said: cool...the broken one is the base of a saw fish rostral tooth....Pristichampsus? I do not know Kem Kem fossils as well as some folks on here. Looks like fun. The well dive looks like fun... You make a mistake. Pristichampsus is a croc. This tooth is Onchopristis http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 And no ammonites in this level. There are Goniatites 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 It looks like you had a great hunt - I especially like the orthoconic nautiloids - congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Very cool, great photos, the first Spinosaurid tooth is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Wrangellian said: That place looks like the surface of Mars! It's worth picking up natural/weathered ammonoid/orthocone pieces when you're there, as they are usually only available in markets as polished 'artworks'. Thanks for the tour. Yup. Various areas around here are used for testing Lunar/ Mars Rovers and the like. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The goniatite and orthocerid layer is Devonian, probably Lower Devonian, while the area with just orthocerids which are probably largely from the family Geisonoceratidae is likely Upper Silurian. I went collecting in the same region in February. Great fun. Glad you found some nice fossils. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Great report and looks like you folks had a great time. Some very nice pics too. Wish I was there, and also, there is not enough moneys in the world to make me go down that well hole!!! Yikes! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RJB said: Great report and looks like you folks had a great time. Some very nice pics too. Wish I was there, and also, there is not enough moneys in the world to make me go down that well hole!!! Yikes! RB Yes, it is scary. That iwell is new and only 1/2 the depth of the old one. Also after going down there, there are tunnel to go under. I am so afraid that it is collapse so I kept telling my husband to go back up and decided to buy the teeth instead of digging ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 After the first stop for orthoceras, we drove for another 2 hours off road in the desert to get to Calymene trilobite from Upper Ordovician. The guide took us there because it doesn't require too much digging and my son can just pick up the fossils on the ground. It is truth, partial trilobite are everywhere. My son pickup his first one the first minutes he out of the car. However, it is harder to find a complete one. We managed to found 3 complete Calymene. We have a picnic for lunch there. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: The goniatite and orthocerid layer is Devonian, probably Lower Devonian, while the area with just orthocerids which are probably largely from the family Geisonoceratidae is likely Upper Silurian. I went collecting in the same region in February. Great fun. Glad you found some nice fossils. Thank you for the information. The guide only tell me the age of the rock but no other information. I love to learn more about the area and I do read your reports. It is very informative and I learn a lot. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Wrangellian said: That place looks like the surface of Mars! It's worth picking up natural/weathered ammonoid/orthocone pieces when you're there, as they are usually only available in markets as polished 'artworks'. Thanks for the tour. Yes, I love the natural fossils a lot more than the polished one. After polished, it doesn't feel like fossil anymore :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Very cool, great photos, the first Spinosaurid tooth is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I love that tooth too only that I bought it. I always want to find the fossil myself but those wells are too scary for me and I really want a dinosaur tooth so I have to buy. It is my first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 On the way to our next stop for more trilobites, we stop at a amethyst mine. They also collect copper and another gemstone which I forgot the name. The owner of the mine are so nice. He offered mine tea and gave my son a large piece of amethyst and a few trilobites. I love Sahara, the place are so beautiful, there are plenty of fossils of many kinds and people are extremely nice. My son make friend with the local kids there. He had a great time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Thank you for creating this thread, OwlEyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, PaulK said: Thank you for creating this thread, OwlEyes. You are welcome. I read report from other members almost everyday so I need to pay back :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now