Los Dedos | |
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Type | Municipal Park and Natural Area |
Location | Caldera, Chile |
Nearest town | Caldera |
Coordinates | 27°9′13.549″S 70°52′54.572″W / 27.15376361°S 70.88182556°W |
Area | ~370 ha (3,700,000 m2) |
Created | 2007 |
Etymology | Rock bodies resembling fingers |
Operated by | Municipality of Caldera |
Terrain | Sands and sandstones |
Los Dedos Paleontological Park is a public park and highly fossiliferous locality of the Bahía Inglesa Formation, located in the commune of Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile. The park is well known for its abundant fossil remains, comprising mostly marine vertebrate species like Otodus, Pelagornis, Thalassocnus, among others.[1][2]