184Fossil sites
Fossils in Taiwan
184 fossil sites in Taiwan, with 23 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Quaternary.
184Fossil sites
0Dinosaurs
23Finds
4By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceous
By geological period
Quaternary79
Neogene65
Paleogene38
Cretaceous2
What was found
Mammoths and mastodons · 19Stegodon, Elephas, Palaeoloxodon, Mammuthus
Early humans and great apes · 4Homo
Geological formations
8
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
GaocuoFossil sites: 30
ZhuweiziFossil sites: 29
BaishaweiFossil sites: 7
LinxiFossil sites: 4
WujieFossil sites: 3
TainanFossil sites: 3
WujiaweiFossil sites: 2
DingbanlingFossil sites: 2
HouwanFossil sites: 2
ShedingFossil sites: 2
BanchanziFossil sites: 2
BeishilixingFossil sites: 1
ShidunkengFossil sites: 1
ShuihankengFossil sites: 1
NiushishuiziFossil sites: 1
ShipilaiFossil sites: 1
BaishixiaFossil sites: 1
ZhentoushanFossil sites: 1