332Fossil sites
Fossils in Nepal
332 fossil sites in Nepal, with 229 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Permian.
332Fossil sites
0Dinosaurs
229Finds
8By geological period
Where fossils have been found
NeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianCarboniferousOrdovician
By geological period
Neogene61
Paleogene1
Cretaceous1
Jurassic4
Triassic73
Permian187
Carboniferous4
Ordovician1
What was found
Mammoths and mastodons · 13Prodeinotherium, Stegodon, Elephas, Deinotherium
Early humans and great apes · 1Sivapithecus
Ammonites · 215Guembelites, Blanfordiceras, Juvavites, Paraboliceras, Malayites, Paratibetites, Gonionotites, Griesbachites, Metacarnites, Parajuvavites, Hoplotropites, Discophyllites
Geological formations
12
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Nengla BhanjangFossil sites: 95
JomsomFossil sites: 30
Bojhotang GothFossil sites: 24
PatigharFossil sites: 21
MetaFossil sites: 15
Purano PhilimFossil sites: 14
DeupurFossil sites: 9
Yala BhangyangFossil sites: 8
DukoṭFossil sites: 7
ṬiṅkarFossil sites: 7
RangharaFossil sites: 5
KigaunFossil sites: 4
She GumbaFossil sites: 4
PhophagaunFossil sites: 4
PakhapaniFossil sites: 4
TosinjaFossil sites: 4
MursāṅFossil sites: 4
KigāũFossil sites: 3