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Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

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Dinosaur and Fossil Park
Dinosaur and Fossil Park

The Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, is a park that houses fossilized remains and petrified eggs of dinosaurs. It is a man-made fossil park and not the actual nesting grounds where the dinosaurs lived. The eggs and fossils on display here are from the world's 3rd-largest dinosaur fossil excavation site and 2nd-largest hatchery at Raiyoli, Balasinor, Gujarat. The Park was set up by the Geological Survey of India and is the only dinosaur museum in the country.

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Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park
Gandhinagar Bypass Road, Gandhinagar

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Gandhinagar Bypass Road
382007 Gandhinagar
Gujarat, India
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