Mona 4 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 Hi all, I have an opportunity to go to Nepal and be there for 3 months, so I was wondering is there any good place for fossil hunting? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brus 3 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 hi,i think there is almost everywhere good for fossil hunting...just tough...have a nice trip.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anchiornis 13 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 I have heard that the banks of the Gandaki River in Nepal are sacred to Hindus thanks to their large and diverse quantities of shaligrams (), which are considered to be symbols of Vishnu; the best area to find these is at the city of Muktinath. In fact, a lot of Nepal was once Cretaceous seabed; the site I mentioned was just one of the more notable sites. If you are planning to hunt on the riverbanks, I would suggest taking a sifter and a rock hammer to split apart rocks. Here are some articles on this: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1YF77_kali-gandaki-trek-9-river-of-ammonites?guid=6b03dc1e-4fd0-467f-a84a-988ed6e10f1d http://www.turnstone.ca/rom139fo.htm http://english.fossiel.net/sites/fossil_site.php?plaats=230 http://go4rtrek2-nepal.blogspot.com/2013/05/butterfly-watching-fossil-hunting-in.html Edit: Here's also a trekking plan that involves fossil collecting : http://www.nepaltrekkingplanner.com/fossil-collection-in-nepal/ And a FossilForum topic which contains some more info on this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mona 4 Report post Posted September 10, 2016 Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites