Akal Wood Fossil Park

The fossils are considered to be of non-flowering trees such as Chir, Deodar and Redwood, as only non-flowering plants (gymnosperms) existed during the geological time when the fossilization took place. The wood fossils have given evidence that the area has been under the sea on four occasions. However, the host rocks of the wood fossils have been considered continental (non-marine). After the tree trunks were buried and petrified, geological activities are supposed to have occurred causing the shifting and upheaval of the basin, bringing the fossils to the surface. In addition to the exposed ones, there are more wood fossils lying beneath the surface. Evidence of fruits have also been found. ==Fossils in the nearby areas==

Buried in multiple layers of sandstones and limestones of geological Habur Formation, isolated teeth of five lamniform genera of large predatory sharks with serrated teeth were found at Kanoi village that lived during the early Cretaceous period — Cretalamna, Dwardius, Leptostyrax, Squalicorax, and Eostriatolamia, among these “Dwardius and Eostriatolamia may possibly be among the globally oldest, with the fossils being an astonishing 115-million-year old”. Habur Formation, which spread around Harbur village, is well known for the stones containing fossils. ==Visiting==

The park is open to visitors throughout the week from 9 am to 6 pm. ==See also==