Khurais Information
15 to 20 million years ago, most of the eastern part of Saudi Arabia was covered with ocean. In this area around Khurais you can find fossilized remains of marine life, especially sharks teeth. A tooth becomes a fossil when it is buried in sediment (or other material) soon after being lost from a shark’s mouth. The sediment precludes oxygen and harmful bacteria from reaching the tooth and destroying it. The general fossilization process varies greatly depending on the exact situation. In general, it takes approximately 10,000 years for a
tooth to become a true fossil
Khurais is an ideal place to take children on this “educational” trip. However it is recommended to get to this place early in the morning as it tends to get very hot ! therefore protection from the blazing sun is a must as there is no shady area. Ideally the best time to visit is during the winter months.
The searching is a painstakingly slow process, tools such as a rake or spade may help you.
Once we were paid a visit by local youngsters in a pickup wagon, who after exchanges produced a big jar full of Shark teeth !
They wanted about SR 500 for the lot !
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