A
post conference field trip offers participants to visit fossil
locaties near Zagora where the Fezouata exceptional biota is
currently being studied by international scientists. An excursion guidebook will be given to all
participants.
Stops:
Day 1 (J1): Marrakesh-Zagora via Tizi n’Tichka-Agdz :
Geotraverse of Central High Atlas and Anti-Atlas
Stop J1.1: Panorama (High Atlas) at Tichka Pass
Stop J1.2: Late Neoproterozoic stromatolites at Aït Saoune
(Central Anti-Atlas)
Stop J1.3: Panorama (Jbel Kissane and Anti-Atlas), north of Agdz
Stop J1.4: Sunset on Draa Valley
Night in Zagora
Day 2 (J2): Zagora-Ouarzazate: The Fezouata Biota and the Great
Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE)
Stop J2.1: Panoramic view
Stop J2.2: Bou-Izargane: locality in the Lower Ordovician
Fezoauta Shale currently exploited for
exceptionally well-preserved fossils (FezouAta
Lagezrstätte-Tremadocian )
Stop J2.3: Ternata Plain: from the Tabanit Group to the top of
the Fezouata Shale.
Stop J2.4: Zagora Rock – Art engravings.
Night in Ouarzazate
Day 3 (J3): Ouarzazate-Marrakesh via Aït Ben Haddou: The
Ouarzazate Cultural Heritage
Stop J3.1: Taourirt Kasbah
Stop J3.2: Ouarzazate Studio-Museum
Stop J3.3: Lunch at Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou: UNESCO World
heritage
Marrakesh end of the field trip
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