Permo-Triassic cephalopod hunt

[Hajar]

I read a bit more about that section and found: "evidence of an extraordinarily rapid faunal recovery after the P-Tr crisis" ... "It contains also the most diverse Griesbachian assemblage known to date, which has a community structure not normally recorded in pre-Spathian rocks and which was living under well oxygenated conditions".

The long thin objects are scaphopods though I picked them up in the hope that they might be orthocones. Bellerophontids were also very common (masquerading as goniatites!).

Happy New Year to all!

 

[Terri]

Beautifully done Hajar! Thanks for taking us all along, looking forward to seeing more!

 

[Hajar]

Thanks Terri. Here are a few more photos to show the mood of the place (an area called Huqf). No climbing involved D!

 

[DWhatley]

I could probably do that last "hill" but not the one that would require a goat's hooves in your prior photos Ditto on Terri's, "Thanks" comments.

 

[Architeuthoceras]

Looks like a very dark place for stargazing.

watch out for Sand Sharks.

 

[Hajar]

or spice worms!

This is indeed a very dark site. Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years away, was good as was the Orion nebula and the Crab Nebula. I always enjoy seeing shooting stars against a sparkling night sky like this.

Just noticed that one of the Griesbachian ammonoids shown above has colour bands preserved. I'll take some photos a little later on.

 

[Hajar]

I put some photos over here.