Shandong Shanwang Paleofossil National Nature Reserve Tourism Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Shanwang Paleofossil National Nature Reserve is located in Shanwang Village, Linqu County, Shandong Province, on the northeastern edge of the southern mountainous area in central Shandong, with a total area of ​​120 hectares. Among them, various animal and plant fossils from 18 million years ago are preserved. These fossils are of various types, exquisite and complete, with clear imprints and lifelike features. They are known as the "treasure house of fossils" and the "book of thousands of volumes". It is a natural museum of paleontological fossils. Plant fossils include mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms; animal fossils include insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Fossil specimens of Shanwang, such as Toona sinensis, walnut, insects, basaltic frogs, mantises, newts, turtles, birds, wild boars, ancient deer, nearly five-horned rhinoceros, Oriental ancestral bear and other fossil specimens have become important tourism commodities, and are widely used in tourism. for collection.

Scenic spot features:

Fossils, remains, animals and plants