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Rio de Janeiro

Itaboraí basin fossil park

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils

Also reported: viewing only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Paleocene limestone basin that yielded Brazils richest early mammal fauna

Internationally documented fossil basin, now a municipal paleontological park.

Keep exploring nearby

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