![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/08t.jpg) Assemblage of shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/09t.jpg) Chalky shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/18t.jpg) Accumulation of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/06t.jpg) Various shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/16t.jpg) Corals and sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/17t.jpg) Assemblage of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/10t.jpg) Assemblage of various sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/20t.jpg) Calcareous sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/11t.jpg) Assemblage of various chalky sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/25t.jpg) Small shrimp hiding among shells in shallow water in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dry blotches of oil in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/24t.jpg) Iron ore(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/13t.jpg) Crumbling chimney in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/28t.jpg) Egg of a sea bird stern(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/07t.jpg) Shell assemblage in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/25t.jpg) Solidified oil on a beach in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/19t.jpg) Sea bird skeleton in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/20t.jpg) Bird house in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/10t.jpg) Glasswort on a beach in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/11t.jpg) View from a beach in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/22t.jpg) Animal s trail in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/21t.jpg) Bird trapping in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/13t.jpg) Long gravel spit in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/12t.jpg) Mysterious basement on a beach in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/24t.jpg) Beachrock (local name farush) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/14t.jpg) Nesting sea birds Socotra cormorant in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/15t.jpg) Chicken of sea birds Socotra cormorant in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/03t.jpg) Shell fragments cemented into beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/14t.jpg) Star shaped fish bone in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/16t.jpg) Chimney made from cinder blocks in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/12t.jpg) Dry stalk of a salt tolerant bush in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/23t.jpg) Irregularly shaped beach rocks in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/26t.jpg) Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) on beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/21t.jpg) Fish covered in sand in shallow water in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ruins of chimney made from cinder blocks in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/23t.jpg) Shore crab (Saratan ash-shati, Metopograpsus messor) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/01t.jpg) Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) walking on beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/18t.jpg) Remnants of ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish traps in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/05t.jpg) Chalky white tubes of calcareous tubeworms (Serpula, polychaeta) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in sand of Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/07t.jpg) Head of desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/02t.jpg) Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) walking on rocky beach in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/27t.jpg) Small desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus)(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/921/jpeg/05t.jpg) Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/26t.jpg) Sand bubbles indicating occurrence of a sand bubbler crab (Scopimera crabricauda) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/921/jpeg/06t.jpg) Mound of shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/22t.jpg) Accumulation of fossilized shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/19t.jpg) Remnants of ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish traps (rows of beachrock stone arranged in walls in semi-circular patterns) at low tide in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/838/jpeg/10t.jpg) Crushed shells of sea snails Thais Savignyi from a midden of Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1833/jpeg/06t.jpg) Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1488/jpeg/16t.jpg) Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/16t.jpg) Masses of shells of small sea snails on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/04t.jpg) Accumulation of driftwood under cliffs on a beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/09t.jpg) Corals and sea snails at low tide on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fossilized oyster shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/23t.jpg) Fossilized oyster shells and dead corals on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1833/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mud creeper snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1833/jpeg/09t.jpg) Masses of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/19t.jpg) Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/24t.jpg) Shells of a marine gastropod mollusk (sea snail) Clypeomorus bifasciatus at low tide in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/08t.jpg) Accumulation of dry seeds of Medicago laciniata on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/27t.jpg) Shells in dusty soil of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1483/jpeg/04t.jpg) Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/09t.jpg) Shells and limestone peaces on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1483/jpeg/03t.jpg) Small plant of Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1236/jpeg/21t.jpg) Accumulation of various fossilized shells in sandstone at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1236/jpeg/19t.jpg) Accumulation of fossilized shells in sandstone at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/833/jpeg/03t.jpg) Millions crushed shells of Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/833/jpeg/02t.jpg) Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/26t.jpg) Car tracks in Al Aaliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/28t.jpg) A road in Al Aaliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/27t.jpg) Rocky area in Al Aaliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/29t.jpg) Camel spider in Al Aaliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/25t.jpg) Environmental warning in Al Aaliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/24t.jpg) Lights of Pearl Qatar Development from Al Aaliya Island near Doha after sunset. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1419/jpeg/02t.jpg) Shells of snails on a beach in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1921/jpeg/04t.jpg) Shells of sea snails on a beach near guard station in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1921/jpeg/06t.jpg) Shells of freshwater mussels and snails on a beach near guard station in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2605/jpeg/11t.jpg) Accumulation of various fossilized shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2605/jpeg/19t.jpg) Accumulation of fossilized sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2605/jpeg/09t.jpg) Accumulation of fossilized shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ostrich on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/26t.jpg) Western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/23t.jpg) Mud crab in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/01t.jpg) Gypsum rocks on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/24t.jpg) Beachrock in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beachrock on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/17t.jpg) Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/03t.jpg) Mountain goat standing on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/08t.jpg) Catching a desert lizard on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/17t.jpg) Capturing a desert lizard on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/19t.jpg) Sea turtle tracks on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/18t.jpg) Mountain goat in area of northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/23t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/21t.jpg) Seaweed (algae) on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/15t.jpg) Herd of mountain goats on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/13t.jpg) Exploring mysterious bunker on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
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