Suketi Fossil Park
It gives people an opportunity to peak into the world of the ancient earth. The park has been built and regulated by the Geological Survey of India and Himachal Pradesh tourism. Many scholars visit the Suketi Fossil Park for research work.
Located within 21 km. from Nahan, the park is nestled on the edge of the Markanda River. The Suketi Fossil Park is famous for its six life- size fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) models of pre-historic animals. The park at present has six sets of life-size models of Stegodonganesa (extinct grand elephant), Sivatherium, Colosschelys Atlas (giant land tortoise and Chelonia), Paramachaerdus (Sabre Toothed tiger), Hexaprotodon-Sivalensis (hippopotamus with six incisors), and Crocodilia.
Within the confines of the park, there is a museum as well, which gives researchers and scientist an opportunity to scrutinize about animals and their surroundings. The park and the museum in the fossil park are well maintained by the horticulture department of Himachal Pradesh. The museum exhibits fossils, models, charts and paintings related to the various aspects of plants and animals.Such tremendous views with quirk models are splendid enough to attract tourists from across the world. The area around the park is converted into a plantation field, where tourists can see beautiful flowers sprouting over the meadows. Plan a trip to Suketi Fossil Park and explore the secrets of the past.
Suketi Fossil Park
Major Attractions:
Skeletons and Fossils of pre-historic animals can be found here
Area:
Nahan Renuka Road, Jamta, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India
Best Time to Visit:
Nahan can be visited any time of the year except January when the climate is extremely chilly.
Timings:
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Tuesday and Public Holidays Closed
At a distance of 21 km from Nahan, it displays lifesize fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) models of prehistoric animals whose fossil skeletons were unearthed here. The park is the first of its kind in Asia to be developed at the actual discovery site of fossils. The Park is located on the left bank of the Markanda River and is approachable by a link road 4 km from highway from Haryana. Located on upper and middle Shiwaliks, consisting mainly of soft sandstone and clay rocks, the park at present has six sets of life-size models, of Stegodon Ganesha, Sivatherium, Hexaprotodon sivalensis, Colossochelys atlas, Paramachairodus and Crocodilia, Mesozoic animals which once thrived in the region.
History
Suketi village in Sirmaur near Nahan is famous for the Suketi Fossil Park. Suketi fossil park is a one hall museum containing a number of fossils of mesozoic era. Suketi Fossil park also includes six lifesize replicas of the animals that once thrived on this land. They include Giant Tortoise, Grand Elephant, Sabre-toothed Tiger, Crocodile and Giraffe.
Situated in upper and middle Shivaliks at a distance of 21 km from Nahan, the Suketi Fossil Park is located on the banks of Markanda River and is linked by a 4 km road from Kala-Amb in Haryana. This park is built on a site from which fossils were actually unearthed and contains one of the world's richest collections of the fossil remains of mammals.Suketi Fossil Park is well known for its six life size fibreglass models of pre-historic animals, whose fossils and skeletons were found at the park. The depicted animals are models of the extinct grand elephant, an extinct genus of giraffe, a hippopotamus with six incisors, a giant land tortoise and cheloni, a Sabre Toothed tiger and Crocodilia all of which once thrived in the region.
Suketi Fossil park houses a museum which contains various fossils, models, charts and paintings related to the various aspects of plants and animals life of the past and present in Shivaliks mountain range. The area surrounding the park has been converted into a plantation field which is maintained by the Horticultural Department and here you can see the flora native to the area at its best.
The fact that actual fossils were unearthed from this park makes it frequent wildlife destination for students and scholars undertaking research on the fossil finds.