671Fossil sites
Fossils in Oman
671 fossil sites in Oman, with 392 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Permian.
671Fossil sites
5Dinosaurs
392Finds
9By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianOrdovicianPrecambrian
By geological period
Quaternary4
Neogene2
Paleogene25
Cretaceous107
Jurassic40
Triassic166
Permian320
Ordovician4
Precambrian3
What was found
Dinosaurs · 5
Mammoths and mastodons · 7Omanitherium, Phiomia
Trilobites · 20Pseudophillipsia, Iranaspidion, Timoraspis, Triproetus, Neoproetus, Hentigia, Simulopaladin, Acanthophillipsia, Vietnamia, Deanaspis, Dreyfussina, Taihungshania
Ammonites · 360Owenites, Ophiceras, Juvenites, Pseudaspidites, Parussuria, Aspenites, Paranannites, Inyoites, Galfettites, Dieneroceras, Anotoceras, Pseudosageceras
Geological formations
22
Khuff Formation 177Saiwan Formation 46Al Jil Formation 44Simsima Formation 23Guwayza Formation 16Wahrah Formation 15Zulla Formation 11Qahlah Formation 10Sid'r Formation 10Samhan Formation 9Ashawq Formation 9Ba'id Formation 8Maqam Formation 7Jafnayn Formation 7Shuaiba Formation 6Hamrat Duru Formation 6Misfah Formation 4Al-Khod Conglomerate 4Alwa Formation 4Al Hassanat Formation 3Saiq Formation 3Fiqa Formation 3
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
JilfahFossil sites: 104
AnjāwFossil sites: 28
Qaz̧bātFossil sites: 24
Sayḩ al AkshahFossil sites: 23
Al ‘AynFossil sites: 18
Al UshaykhirahFossil sites: 17
Ţawī SalīmFossil sites: 17
Al JanāhFossil sites: 11
Ar RumaylahFossil sites: 10
Az ZaydīFossil sites: 10
Al ‘UmqīyahFossil sites: 9
Ash Shu‘aybFossil sites: 8
Ar RīḩānīFossil sites: 8
IshātFossil sites: 8
Sayḩ Dār ḨamāyidFossil sites: 7
Al KhudaydFossil sites: 7
‘AlkāFossil sites: 7
RushaydFossil sites: 7