Ahl al Oughlam is an archaeological site and palaeontological site located just outside Casablanca, Morocco. It was discovered in 1985 by Jean-Paul Reynal and Jean-Pierre Texier, and it was first excavated in 1989 by Denis Geraads.

It's around 3.85 mi (6.2 km) from the Atlantic and is 354 ft (108 m) above sea level. The coastal meseta has therefore shown strong surfacing tendencies with the formation of large abrasion terraces since the Neogene.

The age of the site is given as about 2.5 million years, which corresponds to the beginning of the Gelasian, the uppermost stage of the Pliocene. Around 80 species of vertebrates have been discovered so far, mainly mammals (including primates, but not hominids) and birds. Ahl al Oughlam is thus the richest vertebrate site in North Africa.

The excavations have unearthed the largest number of carnivorous mammals in North Africa, with 23 different species, 13 of which are new.

This large proportion of carnivores among mammals suggests that they had their hiding places or refuges in caves or crevices from which they could surprise their prey. The most striking fossils from this paleoenvironment are those of an early walrus and a giraffe.

This site has yielded a very rich vertebrate fauna (macro- and micromammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes) including both terrestrial and marine forms.

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