Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic, ~185 million years old) of the Atlas mountains.
In 2016 I joined a field-excursion to study (cyclic) outrcops from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Morocco. We also encountered some Palaeozoic rocks in the Sahara.
Marine sediments in the High Atlas. Probably deposited at ~500 m water depth. Beautiful cycles.The weathering of these rocks reveals astronomically paced climate cyclesScenery en route to the Sahara.
Ordovician-Silurian-Devonian of the Sahara.
Orthoceras fossil (extinct squid with shell)Visiting the Sahara.