22Fossil sites
Fossils in Sri Lanka
22 fossil sites in Sri Lanka, with 5 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Neogene.
22Fossil sites
0Dinosaurs
5Finds
3By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogeneJurassic
By geological period
Quaternary9
Neogene11
Jurassic2
What was found
Mammoths and mastodons · 5Palaeoloxodon, Elephas
Geological formations
1
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
GangewadiyaFossil sites: 2
PomparippuFossil sites: 2
YalaFossil sites: 2
AyliFossil sites: 1
DiyawaragammanayaFossil sites: 1
KuruwitaFossil sites: 1
SenthankulamFossil sites: 1
PoyiddyFossil sites: 1
MatakalFossil sites: 1
PalalFossil sites: 1
Janadhipathy MeduraFossil sites: 1
Akurala SouthFossil sites: 1
WewalaFossil sites: 1
DenuwalaFossil sites: 1
KotuwegodaFossil sites: 1
TrincomaleeFossil sites: 1
AndigamaFossil sites: 1
Ratmalana NorthFossil sites: 1