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Ceara, Pernambuco
Araripe pterosaur beds (Santana concretions)
Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Pterosaur (Tapejara, Anhanguera), fish in calcareous nodules.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Early Cretaceous
Santana Formation nodules famously preserve 3D pterosaurs
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