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Zarqa
Ruseifa phosphate fossil beds
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Shark teeth
FossilsAlso reported: coprolites.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Cretaceous phosphorites mined through the 20th century, rich in shark teeth and marine reptile bone
Documented fossil-bearing phosphate district in Jordanian geology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable spoil, urban encroachment
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.