Following is a list of protected areas where fossils are preserved, known as fossil parks or fossil reserves, worldwide by country.
Africa
Egypt
Wadi Al-Hitan - Valley of The Whales, Fayyoum, Western Desert
South Africa
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
Japan
- Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum houses a fossilized forest and human artifacts
Thailand
Australia
Australia
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
- Lake Callabonna Fossil Reserve
- Lake Ngapakaldi to Lake Palankarinna Fossil Area
- Maslin Bay - Aldinga Bay Geological Site[1]
- Naracoorte Caves National Park
- Nilpena Ediacara National Park
- Willalinchina Sandstone Fossil Flora site, near Woomera[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
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
- Fossil and Prairie Park[3]
Fossilized leaves are one of many found here.
- Devonian Fossil Gorge at Coralville Lake
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Rockport Quarry, an abandoned limestone quarry near Alpena open to collecting
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
- Hueston Woods State Park
- Trammel Fossil Park, Sharonville, Ohio[4]
Oregon
South Dakota
- The 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
Wyoming
South America and Central America
Argentina
Ischigualasto is located in San Juan province
Bolivia
Brazil
Paleorrota Geopark is located in Rio Grande do Sul.
See also
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.
- ↑ "Home". fossilcenter.com.
- ↑ "Trammel Fossil Park".
- ↑ "Ladonia Fossil Park". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ "Home". mineralwellsfossilpark.com.
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