Salkhan Fossils Park | |
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Sonebhadra Fossils Park, Sonbhadra Fossils Park | |
Type | fossil park |
Location | Salkhan, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nearest city | Robertsganj (12 km) |
Coordinates | 24°35′18″N 83°02′27″E / 24.588380°N 83.040794°E |
Area | 25 hectares (0.25 km²) |
Created | 2002 |
Operated by | UP Forest Department |
Type of fossils | algae, stromatolites |
Salkhan Fossils Park, officially known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park, is a fossil park in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 12 km from Robertsganj, near Salkhan village on state highway SH5A in Sonbhadra district. The fossils in the park are estimated to be nearly 1.4 billion years old. The fossils appear as rings on the boulders and are scattered in Fossil rings on boulders in the park which is spread over an area of about 25 hectares in the Kaimoor Wildlife range.[1]