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Mehedinti, Mehedinți County
Svinita ammonite beds, Danube gorge
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: mostly eyes only.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Red Jurassic ammonitico rosso limestones on the Danube bank, studied since the 1800s
Internationally known fossil locality in paleontological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
road traffic, steep banks
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