Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park
Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park
LocationGandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Coordinates23°11′31″N 72°38′53″E / 23.192°N 72.648°E / 23.192; 72.648
StatusOperating
Opened1970 (1970)
OwnerGujarat Ecological and Research Foundation
ThemeScience education and entertainment
Operating seasonYear-round
Area400[1] ha (990 acres)

The Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, is a park that houses fossilized remains and petrified eggs of dinosaurs. It is a man-made fossil park and not the actual nesting grounds where the dinosaurs lived. The eggs and fossils on display here are from the world's 3rd-largest dinosaur fossil excavation site and 2nd-largest hatchery at Raiyoli, Balasinor, Gujarat.[2] The Park was set up by the Geological Survey of India[2][3] and is the only dinosaur museum in the country.[3]

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  2. ^ a b "Gujarat – Jurassic Park of India". The Times of India. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. ^ a b "Gujarat: the Jurassic Park of India". IANS. February 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-20.