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Mangystau, Mangghystaū
Mangyshlak / Ustyurt ammonite steppes (Kazakhstan)
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: oysters on desert steppe outcrops.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Cretaceous / Jurassic
Vast surface ammonite fields; check Kazakh export rules.
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