Sathanur Petrified Tree Educational Centre declared open
The Hindu
PERAMBALURAn educational centre, including a museum and a children’s park, was inaugurated at the National Fossil Wood Park at Sathanur in the district on Friday. Christened, Sathanur Petrified Tree E
PERAMBALUR
An educational centre, including a museum and a children’s park, was inaugurated at the National Fossil Wood Park at Sathanur in the district on Friday. Christened, Sathanur Petrified Tree Educational Centre, the centre would provide information and also raise awareness among visitors about the importance of the fossil tree at the site and the region as well.
The over-100 million years old fossil tree is a protected monument of the Geological Survey of India. The petrified tree trunk, measuring over 18 metres in length, was first reported by M.S.Krishnan of the Geological Survey of India in 1940.