Following is a list of protected areas where fossils are preserved, known as fossil parks or fossil reserves, worldwide by country.
Africa
editEgypt
editWadi Al-Hitan - Valley of The Whales, Fayyoum, Western Desert
South Africa
editWest Coast Fossil Park, Langebaanweg, Western Cape
Tanzania
editAsia
editIndia
editThere are two geological parks maintained by the Geological Survey of India:
- Shivalik Fossil Park, Saketi, H.P.
- Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
Japan
edit- Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum houses a fossilized forest and human artifacts
Thailand
editAustralia
editAustralia
editVictoria
editQueensland
editSouth Australia
edit- 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
editCanada
edit- 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
editArizona
editPetrified Forest National Park
California
edit- La Brea Tar Pits
- Petrified Forest, Calistoga CA
Colorado
edit- Dinosaur National Monument, in Northwest Colorado and North-East Utah.
- Dinosaur Ridge
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Connecticut
editDinosaur State Park and Arboretum
Florida
editWindley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
Idaho
editHagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Indiana
editIowa
editFossilized leaves are one of many found here.
- Devonian Fossil Gorge at Coralville Lake
Maryland
editMassachusetts
editMichigan
editRockport Quarry, an abandoned limestone quarry near Alpena open to collecting
Mississippi
editNebraska
editNevada
editNew Jersey
editNew Mexico
editNew York
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
Ohio
editOregon
editJohn Day Fossil Beds National Monument
South Dakota
edit- The Mammoth Site
- Fossil Cycad National Monument (No longer exists)
Texas
edit- Dinosaur Valley State Park
- Ladonia Fossil Park, Ladonia, Texas[5]
- Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Mineral Wells, Texas[6]
Utah
edit- Dinosaur National Monument
- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
- Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
Wyoming
editSouth America and Central America
editArgentina
editIschigualasto is located in San Juan province
Bolivia
editBrazil
editPaleorrota Geopark is located in Rio Grande do Sul.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.