July 6th, 2023
By Sonakshi Khandari
7 Spots Where It's Almost Possible!
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Dinosaurs went extinct before humans existed, but there is no dearth of information sources. Dinosaur enthusiasts find the answers to their questions in museums and fossils. If you want to get up close and personal with one, add these seven fossil sites to your bucket list
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A trip to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, 3 hours South of Johannesburg, is an unmissable experience. Witness the world's oldest dinosaur nesting site, which is 190 million years old and features 10 nests, 34 eggs, and fascinating fossilised footprints.
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Fancy getting a picture with a dinosaur? It’s possible in Drumheller. There is an 86-foot-long and 151-foot-wide Tyrannosaurus rex, which is four times its actual size. You can witness this beauty from any spot in the city.
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A Mesozoic masterpiece, the Jurassic Coast is a 152-kilometre-long stretch in Southern England between Dorset and Devon counties. It’s the world’s only place where fossils from all three Mesozoic eras—Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous—are found. Who knows what you might stumble into?
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Once a dinosaur haven, the Gobi Desert revealed its ancient secrets through excavations of footprints, bones, teeth, and eggs. Experience it all at Ullanbatar's Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, which features a 4-metre-tall UV-lit Tarbosaurus Batar as its centrepiece.
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If you want to participate in a fossil excavation, this is the place to be. Witness a remarkable discovery from 2006-A fossilised battle between Triceratops Horridus and T.Rex. Obtain a public permit and engage in a thrilling public dig.
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Close to the city of Chaoyong, dinosaur enthusiasts should not miss out on the Jiufotang Formation. This site offers revelations dating back 120 million years to the Cretaceous Period. There are remains of feathered dinosaurs in the area.
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It is South America’s largest fossil site. And the fossils discovered depict dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous Period, which goes back 80 million years. One can witness fossilised dinosaur eggs and study the eggs and bones belonging to Titanosurs.
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