Altayn Ovor Gobi

Altayn Ovor Gobi lies in the arid country of southwestern Mongolia, near the Shar Teg beds. These rocks preserve the remains of a Jurassic landscape: fossil plants, fish and a remarkable variety of insects have been found in their layers. Mayflies, stoneflies and the cases of caddisfly larvae recall waters that existed here long before the dry Gobi took its present form.