Amkhoi Fossil Park
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.[1] It is the only fossil park of West Bengal state and has an area of 10 hectares.[2] The park was created as an attempt to prevent vandalism by thieves and fossil hunters.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ State Forest Department, Birbhum. "AMMKHOI FOSSIL PARK ECO-TOURISM PROJECT BIRBHUM DIVISION" (PDF). www.birbhum.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ United News of INdia (11 November 2017). "state govt involving locals to preserve fossil park in ilambazar/other/news/1043693.html". United news of India. United news of India. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ CHAKRABARTY, Premangshu; MANDAL, Rahul (31 December 2019). "Geotourism Development for Fossil Conservation: A Study in Amkhoi Fossil Park of West Bengal in India". GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites. 27 (4): 1418–1428. doi:10.30892/gtg.27425-444. ISSN 2065-1198.
Coordinates: 23°37′23″N 87°35′21″E / 23.62306°N 87.58917°E