Following is a list of protected areas where fossils are preserved, known as fossil parks or fossil reserves, worldwide by country.
Wadi Al-Hitan - Valley of The Whales, Fayyoum, Western Desert
West Coast Fossil Park, Langebaanweg, Western Cape
There are two geological parks maintained by the Geological Survey of India:
Petrified Forest National Park
Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Fossilized leaves are one of many found here.
Rockport Quarry, an abandoned limestone quarry near Alpena open to collecting
New York
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Ischigualasto is located in San Juan province
Paleorrota Geopark is located in Rio Grande do Sul.