Fossil Safari- check up cool fossils at a beach
Gotland is one of the best places in Europe if you want to look at fossils. Here, along the stony beaches are fossil cuttlefish, lamp shells, sea lilies and corals easy to find. Together with the experienced Gotland guide Lucinda Rydqvist, you will get a one-day introduction to this exciting geological world.
Tropical coral reef
More than 400 million years ago, the place that now is Gotland was close to the equator, in a warm, tropical sea swarmed with life. What today are rauks, consisting of limestone, were created from enormous coral reefs. Many of the fossils that we find today along the the beaches are remnants of the animals that lived in the sea. When the animals died, they sank to the bottom and were turned into sediment and became fossils.
Fossil safari - The geology of Gotland in one day
During the fossil safari we walk along beautiful beaches where it is easy to find fossils that have come loose from more porous layers of the limestone. In the harder limestone reefs we find fossil remnants such as stromatoporoids and coral formations. You can then take and keep a fossil or two as a souvenir.
Would you like to know more?
In the book “Gotlands fossil – en geologisk historia“(Sara Eliasson, 2021), you can read about Gotlandic geology and what kinds of fossil you may find on the island. Sara brings a couple of the book for sale. You will find some pictures of common fossils here!
A fossil safari includes
- An experienced guide
- Getting knowledge about Gotlandic geology and fossils
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Transport by minibus
- Swedish fika
- Bring your own lunch
Schedule
10:30 Meeting at the departure point in Visby: Kallbadhuset, the big parking lot at Strandvägen 2.
10:45 We travel to a suitable place where there are lots of fossils. We adjust to the weather and have our lunch outdoors.
17:00 The fossil safari ends in Visby.
Fossils safari
Sunday October 25
Price, EUR 139 p/p inc tax.
"The fossil safari was interesting and I learned very much. Especially the story of how Gotland moved from the equator to the Baltic Sea was amazing. The guide Sara was very skilled and made my day to a great memory"
