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Al Wusta, Al Wusta Governorate
Huqf desert fossil exposures
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Petrified woodAlso reported: stromatolitic carbonates (mostly look-only).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Ediacaran to Permian desert outcrops with silicified wood and ancient carbonates east of the Empty Quarter
Documented in Omani stratigraphy and expedition reports.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme remoteness, no water
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