Fossil park

Fossil park

A protected area with rich deposits of fossils is called a fossil park. Fossil parks are used in educating the public. There are many fossil parks all over the world.

ee also

* Paleorrota
* List of Fossil Parks
* Fossils
* Fossil Hunters
* Rockhounding
* Fossil collecting
* List of fossil sites "(with link directory)"
* Prehistoric life
* Paleontology the study of fossils
* Timeline of geography, paleontology, biology
* Important publications in paleontology
* Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy
* Fossil Parks of India
* Geology
* Dinosaurs
* Mary Anning
* Fossils and the geological timescale
* List of transitional fossils
* List of notable fossils
* Fossil fuels
* Prehistoric life
* Lazarus taxon
* Elvis taxon
* Paleobiology
* History of paleontology


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