507Fossil sites
Fossils in Slovakia
507 fossil sites in Slovakia, with 270 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Triassic.
507Fossil sites
5Dinosaurs
270Finds
7By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicCarboniferous
By geological period
Quaternary9
Neogene79
Paleogene130
Cretaceous39
Jurassic68
Triassic181
Carboniferous1
What was found
Dinosaurs · 5Eubrontes, Anchisauripus, Kayentapus
Mammoths and mastodons · 21Zygolophodon, Mammut, Anancus, Mammuthus, Prodeinotherium, Deinotherium
Early humans and great apes · 1Griphopithecus
Ammonites · 243Crioceratites, Angulaticeras, Lytoceras, Neolissoceras, Phylloceras, Neocomites (Teschenites), Olcostephanus, Janenschites, Juraphyllites, Himantoceras, Eleniceras, Jeanthieuloyites
Geological formations
34
Czajakowa Radiolarite Formation 19Tisovec Limestone 14Borove Formation 14Wetterstein Limestone 13Rasov Formation 12Lakšárska Nová Ves Formation 11Biely Potok Formation 11Studienka Formation 9Ladce Formation 9Kambuhel Limestone 8Hricocske Podhradie Formation 8Adnet Formation 8Raminger Limestone 7Zámostie Limestone 6Pieniny Limestone 6Kravarikovci Formation 6Proc Formation 6Zilina Formation 5Pozba Formation 5Mraznica Formation 4Vysoka Formation 4Fatra Formation 4Hallstätterkalk 4Hallstätt Formation 4Kambuhel Formation 4Lubina Formation 4Hradisko Formation 4Vršatec Limestone 4Wetterstein Formation 3Sokolica Radiolarite Formation 3Korytnica Limestones 3steinalm Limestones 3Nadaska Limestones 3Jaworki Formation 3
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Silická BrezováFossil sites: 77
LadceFossil sites: 13
LitmanováFossil sites: 12
Hričovské PodhradieFossil sites: 12
HrabovéFossil sites: 11
ŠtrbaFossil sites: 11
Stará TuráFossil sites: 10
DevínFossil sites: 9
CerováFossil sites: 9
Šarišské JastrabieFossil sites: 8
StrážovFossil sites: 8
Orlovský DvorFossil sites: 8
RozbehyFossil sites: 8
PrašnicaFossil sites: 8
KuchyňaFossil sites: 7
Gemerská HôrkaFossil sites: 7
DrnavaFossil sites: 7
Devínska Nová VesFossil sites: 7