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Marked Market at the Fossils
On May 1 a special local market opened its gate to the visitors in the Miocene Park.
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Geopark Week at the Fossils
The European Geoparks Week, taking place at late May early June each year, is a European – wide festival of Geoparks. The Bükk National Park Directorate endorsed this event.
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Bird watchers at the Fossils
Bird and Tree Day will be celebrated on May 7-8 at the Miocene Park.
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Fantastic discovery at the Miocene Park

Crocodilia was discovered beside the Rhinoland during the newest excavation on the geological study path of the site.
Footprints of previously unknown animals were discovered by dr. László Kordos and Ildikó Mészáros from under the cover of the Lower Miocene volcanic ash inside the the Tasnadi Kubacska Hall. The unique finds of the end of the last year proved to be sensational! dr. László Kordos and Ildikó Mészáros excavating the footprint-sandstone under the a uplifted walk-surface of the conservation building

At least 540 footprints of amphibian- and reptile-like animals were identified at the Ancient Pompei.
3D laser scanning showed out that there are very thin clay laminas between the 5-8 cm thick, so called "footprint sandstone" beds. Due to these fine structures, the layers could preserve the inchnofossils of not just vertebrates but of worms and insects as well. A new interpretation window has opened to the reconstruction of the 20-17 million year-old wetland habitat.
The Bükk National Park Directorate has been working on the extension of the site's innovated interpretation methods of the geological past. For further research encouraged by the sensational finds it will apply for funds to the Government of Hungary. Since the site is the main gateway to the transborder Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark any development of it can contribute to the geotourism of the region, both on the Slovak and Hungarian side.