Fossils of The Memory Of Time

The villages of Haqel and Hjoula, located in the mountains of Jbeil, preserve fossil fish quarries that are 200 to 100 million years old (from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods).

These fossils were formed after the death of organisms that were quickly covered by several layers of sediment, thus facilitating their preservation. Later, the seabed rose to form the mountains.

In these quarries, more than 400 species of fish and 50 species of crustaceans are found. Some crustaceans still exist, such as shrimp, while others have disappeared.