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The
Geological Survey of India (GSI) currently maintains two
protected areas bearing rich fossil deposits.
Both parks, numerous fossil displays and models in
Indian zoological parks , are part of the Geological Survey's charter program to educate the general public on the Earth's evolutionary history. One of the more comprehensive displays is that of the Natural History Museum of the
Nehru Zoological Park ,
Hyderabad .
The GSI also manages the following fossil parks:
Other fossil parks in India include:
Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park , Gujarat
Ghughua Fossil Park , Madhya Pradesh
Salkhan Fossils Park , Uttar Pradesh
Akal Wood Fossil Park , Rajasthan
Amkhoi Fossil Park , West Bengal
Raiyoli Dinosaur Fossil Park, Gujarat
Rajmahal Hills Fossil Park, Bihar
Wadadham Fossils Park , Wadadam, Sironcha, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
See also
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