261Fossil sites
Fossils in Libya
261 fossil sites in Libya, with 52 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Paleogene.
261Fossil sites
11Dinosaurs
52Finds
9By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicCarboniferousDevonianSilurianOrdovician
By geological period
Quaternary6
Neogene61
Paleogene67
Cretaceous32
Jurassic2
Carboniferous23
Devonian64
Silurian3
Ordovician3
What was found
Dinosaurs · 11
Mammoths and mastodons · 21Phiomia, Barytherium, Gomphotherium, Moeritherium, Stegotetrabelodon, Loxodonta, Palaeomastodon, Numidotherium, Anancus, Choerolophodon
Trilobites · 11Greenops, Dipleura, Phacops, Kayserops, Linguaphillipsia
Ammonites · 9Pseudaspidoceras, Calycoceras (Calycoceras), Anthracoceras, Discoscaphites, Metoicoceras, Acanthoceras
Geological formations
21
Sahabi Formation 29Marar Formation 18Idri Formation 14Darnah Formation 11Maradah Formation 10Bi'r al Qasr Formation 10Aouinet Ouenine II Formation 9Tarut Formation 8Quttah Formation 7Qasr Al Abid Formation 7Zelten Formation 6Marada Formation 5Cabao Formation 5Al Baniyah Formation 5Wadi Thamat Formation 4Ashkidah Formation 4Zallah Formation 4Aouinet Ouenine I Formation 3Tahara Formation 3Wadi Tamet Formation 3Um ad Dahiv Formation 3
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
DernaFossil sites: 11
Jardas al ‘AbidFossil sites: 11
TmīsānFossil sites: 9
Al ḨaţīyahFossil sites: 7
Qabr Umm al HishahFossil sites: 6
QuţţahFossil sites: 5
AshkidahFossil sites: 5
AdiriFossil sites: 4
ZellaFossil sites: 4
MarādahFossil sites: 3
ĀqārFossil sites: 3
NalutFossil sites: 3
Qaryat MazzūFossil sites: 2
Al ‘AwinatFossil sites: 2
TamzāwahFossil sites: 2
ZalwāzFossil sites: 2
An NuşfFossil sites: 2
TāwurghahFossil sites: 2