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Tango0120 Jul 2023 3:58 p.m. PST

"The Fezouata Shale, in Morocco's Zagora region, was recently selected as one of the 100 most important geological sites worldwide because of its importance for understanding the evolution during the Early Ordovician period, about 470 million years ago.

Fossils discovered in these rocks include mineralized elements (e.g. shells), but some also show exceptional preservation of soft parts such as internal organs, allowing paleontologists to investigate the anatomy of early animal life on Earth…"

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rvandusen21 Jul 2023 2:04 p.m. PST

Here in New York, the state fossil is the weird sea scorpion Eurypterid. The state museum used to have a cool model of that animal. I'm not sure if it is still on display.

Tango0121 Jul 2023 2:47 p.m. PST

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