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Ceara, Ceará
Araripe Basin / Santana & Crato Formations (Nova Olinda)
Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Fish in nodules (Cladocyclus, Rhacolepis), pterosaurs, insects, Crato plants.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Cretaceous
Spectacular but protected/export-banned. Buying exported specimens is illegal.
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