Did you know that... there are 20 known sites containing marine fossils on the island of Santa Maria?

July 10, 2026

These 20 sites contain fossils of bivalves, limpets, whelks, fish, sea urchins, starfish, sharks, corals, whales and many other marine creatures. A large proportion of these creatures found in the fossil record no longer exist in the seas around the Azores, and some species have since become extinct.