Researchers from the Canaries and Portugal explore the Island to study the wealth of its marine palaeontology sites

Around fifteen experts in palaeontology and geology, internationally renown, explored the island last month to study and promote the diversity of the marine palaeontology sites of Fuerteventura. The activity was organised by the Council for Environmental Sustainability and the Biosphere Reserve, and was called “Workshop Paleontología y Geología Marina en Canarias”. Fuerteventura is the oldest island of the Canaries and boasts many palaeontology and geology sites to study. Many projects have been carried out on Fuerteventura's palaeontology sites, but both in the dunes and in the ocean, there are still gaps in the knowledge about them. The Workshop was coordinated by the palaeontologist of the Natural Sciences Museum of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Esther Martín, and the chief of the Canarian Unit of the Geology and Mining Institute of Spain, Inés Galindo. The gathering included the presence of the regional director of Science and Digital Transition of the Azores, Sergio Paulo Avila, and researchers from the Universities of La Laguna, Lisbon and the Azores, amongst other institutions. The researchers studied various coastal sites in Jandía, Majanicho, El Cotillo and Ajuy in order to select the sites with the best scientific and educational value.