Fossils of Huelva capital ...
The Cabezos of Huelva ... In the center of Huelva small hills that were formed during the Pliocene (Tertiary) makes approximately 5-3 million years ago ... after being covered by more recent Quaternary material eroded and finally ...
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Over the years I was studying there, in my spare time I would Cabezos to see these fossils ...
Most fossils are bibalvos and gastropods, which are almost the same species can be seen on the beaches today. So we are curious to many of these head ...
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But in one of these heads are shark teeth and whale bones, and in these cases if people are interested in catch.
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When almost was just going by myself, could be found about 20 teeth only seeing the surface of these hills. Once again rain, the surface is cleaned, and usually could be found 20 more teeth ...
Unfortunately, for many years, that is no longer possible. I had the imprudence to talk to any of the partners ... and since then it's impossible to find, that the first drops of rain, someone is going to turn around and take nearly all you see. Only at certain points, I know you can find. That certainly does not count, because I already regret having to spot the first time ...
The value of these teeth is zero, which are collecting is simple ...
May within 5 years can easily return to see these teeth, when these "collectors" have been tired ...
The photos that I post are from October 2006, in an unfamiliar area, and only 2 meters square had 5 teeth ... so when the area will cease to be popular, it was seen again ...
The effects of this dispossession is noticeable only in the teeth of sharks, and thankfully a little less in the remains of whales. Sometimes I saw marks of excavation near the bones of whale, but certainly believe it could find shark teeth.
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Whale bone fragment.
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Whale bone fragment.
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In the area, would have at least five areas where he remains of whales. One was excavated in an emergency excavation, where it was going to build houses ...
I just hope they leave enough head so that future generations can see that the fossils can be seen in Huelva ...
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I added this graphic shark Hexanxhus primegenius (which would be similar to current cañabota). Shark teeth are photographed this species.
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Finally I put the list of species of sharks and rays that can be found in the Tertiary of the Guadalquivir basin.
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I have drawn the graphs of:
* “Fossiles de Belgique, Dents de requins et de raies du tertiaire de la Belgique . Dirk Nolf Institut Royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique
* "Paleoictiología del mioceno de Córdoba (Tiburones y rayas)", por Alfonso Ocaña Memín
(English version of the article written on 7 May 2008. For other items you can use the translator at the top right.)
