236Fossil sites
Fossils in Iraq
236 fossil sites in Iraq, with 107 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Paleogene.
236Fossil sites
0Dinosaurs
107Finds
5By geological period
Where fossils have been found
NeogenePaleogeneCretaceousTriassicPermian
By geological period
Neogene2
Paleogene163
Cretaceous61
Triassic1
Permian9
What was found
Ichthyosaurs · 1Malawania
Mammoths and mastodons · 2Choerolophodon
Ammonites · 104Groebericeras, Berriasella, Nostoceras (Nostoceras), Parodontoceras, Substeueroceras, Protancyloceras, Phanerostephanus, Nostoceras, Hauericeras (Gardeniceras), Sizilites, Protacanthodiscus, Berriasella (Berriasella)
Geological formations
7
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
WilyanFossil sites: 45
BilūzanFossil sites: 35
Maḩaţţat Qiţār ash Shu‘aybahFossil sites: 33
Barkal MallFossil sites: 33
Kuchuk ZerguezFossil sites: 24
Bāwirkī SarkawirFossil sites: 12
MumaysahFossil sites: 11
ShemêranFossil sites: 8
UreFossil sites: 4
ChwartaFossil sites: 2
Qazal KandFossil sites: 2
HīshtikahFossil sites: 1
Bayār ŞalbahFossil sites: 1
InjānahFossil sites: 1
Agār ZhērīFossil sites: 1
Sūrah QalāFossil sites: 1
HirorFossil sites: 1
Ar RuţbahFossil sites: 1