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Salkhan Fossil Park is situated inside the Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary of Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh. It lies 17 kms from Robertsganj, the district headquarter.

The park essentially represents the geological heritage of the district Sonbhadra. The tree fossils are, in fact, the petrified or concretized form of the organic matter found in tree stumps. The Algae or the Stromotolites type fossils appear as circular stony formations over the boulders scattered in the region.

According to geologists, the tree fossils are approximately 1400 millions years old, and their origin dates back to Proterozoic Period. Spread over an area of around 25 hectares, the Park is three times larger and also much older than the Yellow Stone National Park of USA.

As pointed out by the local environment protection activists, Salkhan Fossil Park is an invaluable geological treasure not only of the country, but for the whole world. It's fossils provide a wealth of information about the origin of the planet earth as well of life itself.

Getting There

In Sonbhadra, taxis, buses and autos are available easily. The city is well connected by rail and road to Delhi, Allahabad, Ranchi and Patna. There are a number of moderately priced hotels in the town.

Muirpur Airport is situated at Muirpur approximately 12 km from the Renukut is the nearest airport to Sonbhadra. Currently there are no scheduled commercial air service at this Airport.

Varanasi International Airport in Varanasi, 118 km north of Sonbhadra. It is about two and a half hours drive to the Airport from Sonbhadra. Buses are available at all hours of the day from Varanasi and it normally takes 2½ hours to cover the distance.

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