Ahl al Oughlam
{{Short description|Archaeological and palaeontological site in Morocco}}
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Ahl al Oughlam is an archaeological site and palaeontological site located just outside Casablanca, Morocco. It was discovered in 1985 and first excavated in 1989. Ahl al Oughlam is the richest late Neogene vertebrate locality of North Africa. It has also yielded the area's first important carnivore fauna, including 23 taxa, 13 of which are new.
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20070205181619/http://www.ivry.cnrs.fr/deh/geraads/aao/wintro.htm
- {{cite journal |last1=Geraads |first1=Denis |title=Carnivores du Pliocène terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc) |trans-title=Late Pliocene Carnivora from Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca) |language=fr |journal=Geobios |date=January 1997 |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=127–164 |id={{INIST|2608972}} |doi=10.1016/S0016-6995(97)80263-X |bibcode=1997Geobi..30..127G }}
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Category:Archaeological sites in Morocco
Category:Buildings and structures in Casablanca
Category:Pliocene paleontological sites of Africa
Category:History of Casablanca
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