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Cerro Ballena / desert megalodon sites (Ica-Nazca)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

Also reported: marine vertebrate remains in Pisco desert.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Miocene

Megalodon desert. Do not remove fossils; it is illegal.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Ocucaje / Pisco Formation whale desert (Ica)76 km away · Fossil site
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Ica: Ocucaje desert fossil beds79 km away · Fossil site
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Talara / Sacaco marine beds (Peru, protected)92 km away · Fossil site
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Acarí mine and Andean opal93 km away · Opal field
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