  Location within Bulgaria | |
| Established | September 2013 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dorkovo, Pazardzhik District, Bulgaria[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°01′59″N 24°07′59″E / 42.033°N 24.133°E |
| Type | Paleontology museum of Pliocene epoch |
| Collection size | Fossils of animals, model of gomphothere, and diorama |
Dorkovo Museum in Dorkovo, Bulgaria, established in 2013 in a domed wooden structure, has a display of fossils collected from the Pliocene geological epoch of about five million years ago around the village of Dorkovo, a life-size model of a gomphothere, related to elephants, and a diorama.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b "Bulgaria's Varshets to Set Up Paleontology Museum with Sculptures of Prehistoric Mammals in Joint Project with Romania's Constanta". Archaeology in Bulgaria. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Tales from the Pliocene, the lost world of the mastodons". National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Paleontological Museum, Dorkovo". A10.eu: New European Architecture. February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.