WHAT'S NEW
Ottó Csengődi the self-taught talented palóc artist is a nature lover. He is able to create special nature art from decayed wood, roots and tinder fungus.
Hedvig is our newest worker in the protection of the site. She is a kind of winged ranger, but not an angel, do not be mistaken. Her joining us is quite a story!
A wristband ticket system has been introduced by the Bükk National Park Directorate at the Ipolytarnoc Fossils. The wristband tickets enable the visitors for a day-long staying at the Prehistoric Pompeii.
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Fossils
The Lower Miocene strata of the Ipolytarnoc Fossil Site contains both marine and terrestrial fossils, including shark teeth, petrified trees, leaf impressions and tracks. Footprints of 11 vertebrate species have been described on the footprint-bearing sandstone, which was conserved by volcanic tuff covering.
It was due to the sudden volcanic catastrophe, which buried and conserved the paleohabitat, that fossil remains in so many plentitude survived. The site is considered the prime fossil locality of Hungary.
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