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Fossils in Fuerteventura. Strombus Bobonius, Costa Calma

Canary Islands are not characterized by the abundance of fossils of animals and plants that lived thousands or millions of years in this area. This is because "youth" of the islands (20 million years for the "oldest", Fuerteventura, and the volcanic islands.
Of the islands that I know (Tenerife, Lanzarote, La Gomera  and Fuerteventura) Fuerteventura only area I found a fossil of importance, and is on the east coast of the island, a strip that goes from Caleta de Fuste to Esquinzo in there is a rock stratum in the current coastline, where these shells are a good size.
The shells are called STROMBUS BOBONIUS, and have a 100,000 to 180,000 years(Quaternary).

The presence of these organisms tells us that at that time, Fuerteventura weather was warmer and wetter than at present (this mollusk lives in the Gulf of Guinea).
This site (in the town of MATAS BLANCAS), is located about 2.5 kilometers before arriving in Costa Calma from the north. It is just before the Old Fish Factory that looks to the left of the FV-2. To enter, you must deviate by a dirt track towards the sea, located just opposite the bus stop, and that goes to some small houses. There is a monolith of information from this site.
Other interesting places to see these collections of fossils are Oasis Beach Park in LaLajita, or between Caleta de Fuste and Salinas del Carmen

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