Fossils "Al-Nafud" It documents environmental transformations in the Arabian Peninsula over 600 thousand years

At the heart of The Great Nafud Desert, pages of the earth’s history are hidden covered by sand, and preserved by layers of rocks and sediments of ancient lakes, revealing fossilized fossils as a window into a life that flourished in the past, telling the story of an environment that differed over time.
From this unique natural heritage, a group of Fossils Animals discovered in fossilized annual lakes in"The taste of anger"in an initiative that documents the environmental transformations witnessed by the The Arabian Peninsula, and highlights the scientific and geological value that the land of the Kingdom stores.

600,000-year-old sediments

The exhibits in King Abdulaziz Palace in the historic village of Lina include a number of fossils and petrified bones of animals that lived in the region during previous eras, including the bones of ancient elephants, which were discovered within the deposits of petrified annual lakes, whose deposits geological studies indicate that their deposits date back to about 600 thousand years.
The information accompanying the exhibits explains that the Arabian Peninsula region was, during that era, affected by a subtropical climate coming from the Arabian Sea, in addition to moderate climatic influences originating in the Mediterranean Sea, which contributed to the formation of environments rich in water and vegetation, and created suitable habitats for a large diversity of wild animals that inhabited the region at that time.

Enhancing understanding of natural history

These discoveries contribute to enhancing understanding of natural history and the climate changes that the region underwent. The Arabian Peninsula also represents an important scientific record for researchers in the fields of geology and paleontology, and highlights the abundance of geological and archaeological evidence of global scientific value in the Nafud Desert.
The display of these fossils comes within efforts to introduce the natural heritage of the Kingdom, and highlight the results of research and scientific discoveries that reveal the geological depth and environmental diversity that its lands have witnessed throughout the ages, thus enhancing awareness of the importance of preserving fossil sites as a record that documents the history of life and the environment in the Arabian Peninsula.

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