Place · marine fossil park · India
National Marine Gondwana Fossil Park, Manendragarh
A bed of marine fossils on the bank of the Hasdeo near Manendragarh, about 290 million years old, with an interpretation centre on the site.
- Periods
- Prehistory, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Archaeology & heritage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.209, 82.203
Worth knowing
Marine fossils this far inland record the shallow sea that lay over Gondwana before the landmass broke up, which is why the park matters beyond the district: it is physical evidence of India's position in that supercontinent.
Connections (2)
- Site adjacencyAmritdhara
The fossil beds and the fall are both on the Hasdeo within thirty kilometres of each other, so the same river exposes a Permian sea floor and carries a living pilgrimage.
- AnalogueSalkhan Fossil Park
Salkhan in the Kaimur preserves Proterozoic stromatolites, Manendragarh a Permian marine bed of about 290 million years. The two are the principal fossil parks of the eastern uplands and belong to entirely different chapters of deep time.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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