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National Parks and Wildlife Service
South Australia

World Heritage fossil sites

There are eleven fossil sites currently listed as World Heritage sites. These are:

  • The Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Naracoorte and Riversleigh
  • The Burgess Shales, Canada
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada
  • The Messel Pits, Germany
  • Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
  • Miguasha Park, Canada
  • Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
  • Ishygualasto Talampaya, Argentina
  • Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada
  • Wadii Al-Hitan, Egypt
  • Dorset & East Devon Coast, UK

Learn more about the sites.