National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur
Tree Fossil-Sathanur | |
|---|---|
National Park | |
| Nickname: Sathanur Kalmaram | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′40.1″N 78°58′35.1″E / 11.161139°N 78.976417°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Chola Nadu |
| District | Perambalur |
| Taluk | Kunnam |
| Village | Sathanur |
| Founded by | M. S. Krishnan (geologist) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 621106 |
National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur is a National Geo-heritage Monument of India located at Sathanur in Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. This park is located within Sathanur panchayat and has a fossilized tree trunk, which was discovered in 1940 by the geologist M. S. Krishnan of the Geological Survey of India, who hailed from Tanjore.