List of fossil parks
Following is a list of Fossil Parks worldwide by country:
Africa
Egypt
Wadi Al-Hitan - Valley of The Whales, Fayyoum, Western Desert
South Africa
West Coast Fossil Park, Langebaanweg, Western Cape
Tanzania
Asia
India
There are two geological parks maintained by the Geological Survey of India:
- Shivalik Fossil Park, Saketi, H.P.
- Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
Thailand
Australia
Australia
Victoria
Queensland
- Riversleigh
South Australia
- Ediacara Conservation Park
- Lake Callabonna Fossil Reserve
- Lake Ngapakaldi to Lake Palankarinna Fossil Area
- Naracoorte Caves National Park
- Maslin Bay - Aldinga Bay Geological Site[1]
- Willalinchina Sandstone Fossil Flora site[2]
North America
Canada
- Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan
- Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
- Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Yoho National Park (Burgess Shale) UNESCO site, British Columbia
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO site, Nova Scotia
- McAbee Fossil Beds Heritage Site
- Parc national de Miguasha UNESCO site, Quebec
United States
Arizona
California
- La Brea Tar Pits
- Petrified Forest, Calistoga CA
Colorado
- Dinosaur National Monument, in Northwest Colorado and North-East Utah.
- Dinosaur Ridge
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Connecticut
Indiana
Iowa
Fossil and Prairie Park[3] Fossilized leaves are one of many found here.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Dinosaur Footprints
Michigan
Rockport Quarry, an abandoned limestone quarry near Alpena open to collecting
Mississippi
New Jersey
Ohio
- Hueston Woods State Park
- Trammel Fossil Park, Sylvania, Ohio[4]
South Dakota
- Mammoth Site
- Fossil Cycad National Monument (No longer exists)
Texas
- Dinosaur Valley State Park
- Ladonia Fossil Park, Ladonia, Texas[5]
- Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Mineral Wells, Texas[6]
Utah
South America and Central America
Argentina
ischigualasto is located in San Juan province
Bolivia
Cal Orcko in Sucre
Brazil
paleorrota is located in Rio Grande do Sul.
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See also
- Paleontology the study of fossils
- Fossils
- Prehistoric life
- Timeline of geography, paleontology, biology
- Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy
- Fossil Parks
- Fossil Parks of India
- Geology
- Dinosaurs
- List of zoos
- List of aquaria
- List of botanical gardens
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
References
- "Maslin Bay - Aldinga Bay Geological Site, Esplanade, Port Willunga, SA, Au". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- "Willalinchina Sandstone Fossil Flora site, Woomera, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- http://www.fossilcenter.com/
- http://oh-sharonville.civicplus.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Trammel-Fossil-Park-13
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.mineralwellsfossilpark.com
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