ROUTE 2 WAYPOINT 8

 Waypoint 8: Rudist blocks next to the church.  (Map Route 2)

Again we find new rudist blocks to decorate different points of the Villa de Castrojimeno.

1) Block containing abundant Radiolites sauvagesi, although many of them are in inverted position or fragmented.


2) Block clearly showing a cluster of Biradiolites angulosus in clusters (Thicket). The rest of the cavities in the rock are due to the dissolution of the limestone.


3) This is an outcrop where we can see a large Radiolites sauvagesi in the upper part and the rest is formed mainly by Biradiolites angulosus.



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