1,617Fossil sites
Fossils in Egypt
1,617 fossil sites in Egypt, with 433 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Cretaceous.
1,617Fossil sites
54Dinosaurs
433Finds
8By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianCarboniferous
By geological period
Quaternary165
Neogene113
Paleogene456
Cretaceous758
Jurassic102
Triassic6
Permian1
Carboniferous16
What was found
Dinosaurs · 54Spinosaurus, Deltadromeus, Aegyptosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Erectopus, Bahariasaurus, Tameryraptor, Paralititan, Igai, Mansourasaurus
Pterosaurs · 1Anhanguera
Plesiosaurs · 7
Mosasaurs · 13Igdamanosaurus, Globidens, Platecarpus, Halisaurus, Prognathodon
Mammoths and mastodons · 38Moeritherium, Phiomia, Barytherium, Palaeomastodon, Gomphotherium, Loxodonta, Palaeoloxodon, Choerolophodon, Afrochoerodon, Archaeobelodon, Zygolophodon, Mammut
Early humans and great apes · 5Homo, Dryopithecus
Trilobites · 2
Ammonites · 313Knemiceras, Vascoceras, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras), Neolobites, Coilopoceras, Baculites, Fagesia, Thomasites, Crioceratites, Tetragonites (Tetragonites), Mammites, Epicheloniceras
Geological formations
56
Dakhla Formation 143Bahariya Formation 80Galala Formation 77Birket Qarun Formation 74Qasr el-Sagha Formation 69Abu Roash Formation 56Halal Formation 51Abu Qada Formation 48Gehannam Formation 47Wata Formation 36Jebel Qatrani Formation 26Risan Aneiza Formation 25Gebel Silsila-YCS Formation 19Matulla Formation 17Baharîje Formation 17Raha Formation 16Maadi Formation 16Quseir Formation 16Midawara Formation 16Mokattam Formation 15Burg El-Arab Formation 15Duwi Formation 14South Galala Formation 13Six Hills Formation 10Rudeis Formation 10Moghara Formation 10Gabal Silsila Formation 8Rizan Aneiza Formation 8Kharita Formation 8Bir Maghara Formation 8Arousiah Formation 8Kurkur Formation 7Themed Formation 7Masajid Formation 7Kehalia Formation 7Um Bogma Formation 6Nubia Formation 6Abu Durba Formation 6El Gharaq Formation 6Garra Formation 5Samadai Formation 5Alamein Formation 5Thebes Formation 4Khatatba Formation 4Hala Formation 4Giushi Formation 3Nubian Sandstone 3Zohar Formation 3Abu Agag Formation 3middle Abu Roash Formation 3Birket Qaroun Formation 3Kehailia Formation 3Rajabiah Formation 3Shusha Formation 3Safa Formation 3Wadi Garawi Formation 3
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Ḩijjāj al ‘UqaybahFossil sites: 64
Al ḨumayḑahFossil sites: 51
At TamadFossil sites: 45
BaghdadFossil sites: 43
Qaryat Manjam Raşāş Umm GhayjFossil sites: 42
Az ZabūFossil sites: 40
'Izbet al Atmur al MustajadaFossil sites: 38
DahabFossil sites: 35
‘Izbat Burīsh ash SharqīyahFossil sites: 31
Abū DurbahFossil sites: 24
Az ZaytīyahFossil sites: 24
Al MulayzFossil sites: 23
Al ḨammāmFossil sites: 21
Sharm el-SheikhFossil sites: 18
Al QuşayrFossil sites: 16
TunaydahFossil sites: 15
Kafr ManşūrFossil sites: 14
‘Izbat ŢulayţilahFossil sites: 12