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Mahajanga Ammonites, Madagascar

Fossil site Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: nautilus.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Cretaceous ammonites (Cleoniceras, Douvilleiceras)

Classic source of Malagasy Cretaceous ammonites sold worldwide.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Heat, unstable marl slopes

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