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Hundreds of archeological jewels in and around the town of 30,000 people prompt geologists and archeologists to call the Erfoud area “the largest open air fossil museum in the world”.
Fossil treasures at risk in Morocco desert town
Hundreds of archeological jewels in and around the town of 30,000 people prompt geologists and archeologists to call the Erfoud area "the largest open air fossil museum in the world".