451Fossil sites
Fossils in Bulgaria
451 fossil sites in Bulgaria, with 161 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Paleogene.
451Fossil sites
5Dinosaurs
161Finds
8By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicDevonianSilurian
By geological period
Quaternary3
Neogene26
Paleogene138
Cretaceous102
Jurassic125
Triassic15
Devonian34
Silurian8
What was found
Dinosaurs · 5
Plesiosaurs · 1
Mosasaurs · 3Mosasaurus
Mammoths and mastodons · 24Anancus, Deinotherium, Choerolophodon, Konobelodon, Mammut, Gomphotherium, Tetralophodon
Ammonites · 128Calycoceras (Newboldiceras), Pleydellia, Dumortieria, Pseudogrammoceras, Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites), Hildoceras, Pseudolioceras, Harpoceras, Phymatoceras, Phlyseogrammoceras, Scaphites, Diplomoceras
Geological formations
12
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Gorna VrabchaFossil sites: 31
LyalintsiFossil sites: 30
SanadinovoFossil sites: 19
DobravitsaFossil sites: 16
Gorno OzirovoFossil sites: 12
GubislavFossil sites: 11
GlavinitsaFossil sites: 11
BreznikFossil sites: 9
Dolni LomFossil sites: 8
ByalaFossil sites: 8
UhlovitsaFossil sites: 8
Leshko PresoiFossil sites: 6
GarbinoFossil sites: 5
BeloslavFossil sites: 5
KotelFossil sites: 5
Veliko TarnovoFossil sites: 4
BelogradchikFossil sites: 4
GaganitsaFossil sites: 4