Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

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]

History

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 Research Foundation (GEER).^[4]

The oldest record of dinosaur bone fossils is of middle Jurassic period, and they are found from Patcham formation of

Dinosaurs that are on display include Tyrannosaurus rex, Megalosaurus, Titanosaurus, Barapasaurus, Brachiosaurus, Antarctosaurus, Stegosaurus and Iguanodon.^[2] The park displays life-size models of the dinosaurs along with details of each period in which they existed and the characteristics of the animals.^[2]

The fossils were found in the Songhir Bagh Basin, the

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