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Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

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In 1970, the Forest Department of the Gujarat Government began its planting and restoration efforts. The park, also known as India's Jurassic Park, is 428 hectares in size and contains sections such as the dinosaur section, fossil section, etc. Now, the park is managed by the Gujarat Ecological and
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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. The Park was set up by the
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The oldest record of dinosaur bone fossils is of middle Jurassic period, and they are found from Patcham formation of
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formations in the region date back 66 million years. The eggs are of different sizes, some the size of
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of these gargantuan animals are also on display in the park.
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Fossilized Dinosaur eggs displayed at Indroda Fossil Park
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Fossilized Dinosaur eggs displayed at Indroda Fossil Park
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Fossilized Dinosaur eggs displayed at Indroda Fossil Park
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Dinosaur and Fossil Park in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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The fossils were found in the Songhir Bagh Basin, the
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Gandhinagar
Gujarat
Coordinates
23°11′31″N 72°38′53″E / 23.192°N 72.648°E / 23.192; 72.648
Gandhinagar
Gujarat
India
fossilized
eggs of dinosaurs
fossil park
Geological Survey of India
Kutch
Cretaceous
cannonballs
Fossil trackways
Tyrannosaurus rex
Megalosaurus
Titanosaurus
Barapasaurus
Brachiosaurus
Antarctosaurus
Stegosaurus
Iguanodon
Himatnagar
Balasinor
Kheda
Panchmahal
Vadodara
Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park, Gandhinagar

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