National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai | |
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Type | Fossil park |
Location | Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 12°01′09″N 79°39′12″E / 12.01917°N 79.65333°E |
Area | 247 acres (100 ha) |
Created | 1940 |
Operated by | Geological Survey of India |
Status | Protected area |
The National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument located in the Villupuram District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is maintained by the Geological Survey of India.[1] The park was established in 1940[2] and is located 1 km east of Thiruvakkarai[3][4] village on the road between Tindivanam and Pondicherry.[5]