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'''Amkhoi Fossil Park''' is a fossil park located near Illambazar in the [[Birbhum]] District of [[West Bengal]], India. It contains fossilized wood 15 to 20 million years of age and is officially recognized by the State Forest Department of West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=State Forest Department|first1=Birbhum|title=AMMKHOI FOSSIL PARK ECO-TOURISM PROJECT BIRBHUM DIVISION|url=http://www.birbhum.gov.in/tourism/Amkhoi_EcoTourism.pdf|website=www.birbhum.gov.in|accessdate=24 May 2018}}</ref> It is the only fossil park of West Bengal state and has an area of 10 hectares.<ref name="united">{{cite news|last1=United News of INdia|title=state govt involving locals to preserve fossil park in ilambazar/other/news/1043693.html|url=http://www.uniindia.com/state-govt-involving-locals-to-preserve-fossil-park-in-ilambazar/other/news/1043693.html|accessdate=24 May 2018|agency=United news of India|publisher=United news of India|date=11 November 2017}}</ref> The park was created as an attempt to prevent vandalism by thieves and fossil hunters.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=CHAKRABARTY|first1=Premangshu|last2=MANDAL|first2=Rahul|title=Geotourism Development for Fossil Conservation: A Study in Amkhoi Fossil Park of West Bengal in India|date=2019-12-31|journal=GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites|volume=27|issue=4|pages=1418–1428|doi=10.30892/gtg.27425-444|issn=2065-1198|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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