Natural History Photographs


In October 2018 Anco and I visited this location, to explore its suitability for the field course Anco was preparing. Apart from the beautiful Boltaña anticline, we found loads of fossil foraminifera, and also the remains of a very small anti/syncline.
Helianthemum nummularium pyrenaicum
Authority:(L.) Mill. 1768
Synonyms:Cistus nummularius Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Geel zonneroosje
English:Common Rock-rose
Deutsch:Gemeines Sonnenröschen
Norsk:Vanlig Solrose
Svenska:Vanlig Solvända
Français:Hélianthème à grandes fleurs
Italiano:eliantemo, eliantemo maggiore
Español:flor del sol, jarilla de monte, mirasol, perdiguera, quiribel
Ramonda myconi
Authority:(L.) Rich. 1832
Synonyms:Verbascum myconi Linnaeus, 1753
English:Pyrenean-violet
Deutsch:Pyrenäen-Felsenteller
Français:ramonda des Pyrénées
Español:curalotodo de secano, hierba cerruda, hierba de la tos, hierba peluda,
hierba tosera, oreja de oso, violeta basta
Ligustrum vulgare
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Wilde liguster
English:Wild Privet
Deutsch:Gemeiner Liguster
Norsk:Liguster
Svenska:Liguster
Français:Troène vulgaire
Italiano:ligustro, ligustro comune, olivella
Español:albeña, aligustre, aligustre común, árbol del paraíso, azahar silvestre,
boje, capicuerno, dentisco, legustre, ligustro, malmadurillo, matahombres,
olivastro, palillo duro, sanguñera, sebe de jardín




The remains of a tiny anti- or syncline.