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'''Ipolytarnóc''' is a village in [[Hungary]], [[Nógrád (county)|Nógrád county]]. There is a fossil site close to it, the Ipolytarnoc Fossils Nature Conservation Area |
'''Ipolytarnóc''' is a village in [[Hungary]], [[Nógrád (county)|Nógrád county]]. There is a fossil site close to it, the Ipolytarnoc Fossils Nature Conservation Area. |
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==Fossils== |
==Fossils== |
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Sometimes referred to as the "[[Prehistoric]] [[Pompeii]]", Ipolytarnóc stores 20 million year old [[fossils]]. These include the teeth of 24 different species of [[sharks]] as well as the teeth of crocodiles and dolphins, an almost 100 [[metre|m]] tall petrified pine, more than 15,000 [[subtropical]], exotic [[leaf|leaves]] and 3,000 animal [[footprint]]s of 11 species. This is one of the world's richest komplex [[fossil trackway|fossil footprint]] find site. The fossils can be viewed thanks to a [[volcanic]] catastrophe which buried a whole tropical [[jungle]] under [[volcanic ash]], thus preserving them. |
Sometimes referred to as the "[[Prehistoric]] [[Pompeii]]", Ipolytarnóc stores 20 million year old [[fossils]]. These include the teeth of 24 different species of [[sharks]] as well as the teeth of crocodiles and dolphins, an almost 100 [[metre|m]] tall petrified pine, more than 15,000 [[subtropical]], exotic [[leaf|leaves]] and 3,000 animal [[footprint]]s of 11 species. This is one of the world's richest komplex [[fossil trackway|fossil footprint]] find site. The fossils can be viewed thanks to a [[volcanic]] catastrophe which buried a whole tropical [[jungle]] under [[volcanic ash]], thus preserving them. |
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The site became protected in 1944 and managed by the Bükk National Park Directorate. It is worth visiting because of the fossils and their high-tech interpretation. Check on the website: http://ipolytarnoc.kvvm.hu . |
The site became protected in 1944 and is managed by the Bükk National Park Directorate. It is worth visiting because of the fossils and their high-tech interpretation. Check on the website: http://ipolytarnoc.kvvm.hu . |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 20:38, 31 July 2008
Ipolytarnóc | |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.66 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 571 |
| • Density | 41.80/km2 (108.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3138 |
| Area code | 32 |
Ipolytarnóc is a village in Hungary, Nógrád county. There is a fossil site close to it, the Ipolytarnoc Fossils Nature Conservation Area.
Fossils
Sometimes referred to as the "Prehistoric Pompeii", Ipolytarnóc stores 20 million year old fossils. These include the teeth of 24 different species of sharks as well as the teeth of crocodiles and dolphins, an almost 100 m tall petrified pine, more than 15,000 subtropical, exotic leaves and 3,000 animal footprints of 11 species. This is one of the world's richest komplex fossil footprint find site. The fossils can be viewed thanks to a volcanic catastrophe which buried a whole tropical jungle under volcanic ash, thus preserving them. The site became protected in 1944 and is managed by the Bükk National Park Directorate. It is worth visiting because of the fossils and their high-tech interpretation. Check on the website: http://ipolytarnoc.kvvm.hu .
External links
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