Fossils & Fossil Hunting
Finding fossils is a great thrill, to crack open a rock and see the remains of an extinct creature that last saw the light of day millions of years ago is amazing! GeoWorld Travel's fossil trips visit sites where we can collect our own fossils, such as commercial quarries, or rapidly eroding beaches. We also visit scientifically important, sensitive sites where the fossils are observed and cannot be collected. In addition we visit museums to see world famous fossil exhibits.
The following trips feature fossils and fossil hunting:
England & Wales
Jurassic Coast & the Complete Geological Timescale - We spend time fossil hunting on the beach at Lyme Regis in the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site; Lower Gilwern Trilobite Quarry (Ordovician) in Wales; and at the Wren's Nest (Silurian) in the Midlands, which is considered the most diverse and abundant fossil site in the British Isles, more than 700 types of fossil have been found here, 86 of which are unique to the location.
Germany
Volcanoes & Famous Fossil Sites - we visit three different quarries where we spend time looking for our own fossils: (i) A quarry in the Hunsrück Slate Lagerstätte looking for Devonian fossils (ii) A quarry in the Holzmaden Lagerstätte looking for Jurassic fossils (iii) A quarry in the Solnhofen Limestone Lagerstätte also looking for Jurassic fossils in the area Archaeopteryx was found.
Morocco
The Trilobite's Sahara Kingdom - The trip is all about fossils and it is possible to see Cambrian, Ordovician and Devonian trilobites as well as a whole host of other fauna. We also visit the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds that have yielded a large amount of dinosaur fossils.
NAMIBIA
A Geological Safari - We visit the discovery site of the world's oldest shelly fossils. These fossils are called Namacalathus,
OMAN
Ocean Crust and Mountains of Mantle - fossil coral and Megalodont shells can be seen on this trip.
South Africa
(Future tour still under development) Gold, Diamonds and Mammal-like Reptiles - at Karoo National Park and Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre we an see Mammal-like reptiles still embedded in the rocks. At Golden Gate Highlands National Park we will join a guided tour with a local dinosaur expert.
USA
Yellowstone, Dinosaurs and Grand Canyon - We spend time a fossil collecting quarry in the Green River Formation looking for fish.
A GeoWorld Travel group looking for fossils on what is perhaps the world's most famous fossil beach between Lyme Regis and Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in England
A GeoWorld Travel group looking for fossils in the Holzmaden Lagerstätte, Germany
A GeoWorld Travel customer searching the desert floor for fossils in Morocco
