Urban fossils of Madrid

Salvador Dalí Square

Location: pavement at several spots
“Fossils”: ammonoids, trilobites, bivalves, plants, gastropods, etc.
Important remark: Thispavement has been decorated with metal slabs with carvings of several organisms, some of them extinct species. Therefore, they are not real fossils.

Information and photographs: Manuel Guardado Fernández
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Vista general de una de las losas con esculturas de conchas de organismos marinos

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Losa con esculturas de ammonites y trilobites

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Ammonites

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Detalle de una concha de ammonite

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Trilobite

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Plantas

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Bivalves

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Gastropods

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Huella de ungulado