WHAT'S NEW
The special photo exhibition of Mr. Laszlo Alapfy can be seen in the Ancient Pine Visitor Centre between March 1. 2011 and April 30.
There are some unclassified trace fossils on the surface of the footprint-sandstone in the Tasnádi Kubacska Hall of the Geological Study Trail. Some of them are footprints of prehistoric animals (see the pictures below). We would appreciate your input or comments on them by email. Let's discover our past together.
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THE VOLCANIC CATASTROPHE
A volcanic catastrophe destroyed the environment of ancient Ipolytarnóc 20 million years ago. The grey volcanic rock, rhyolite tuff, which demolished the paleohabitat, appears on the surface on both sides of the geological trail towards the Great Hall. It contains the charred remnants of the ancient vegetation. ))
The volcanism started with ashfall deposition, blanketing the
Then a firey deluge of ashflow, ignimbrite came, like an avalanche, burning and burying everything on its way. 
The base surge's accreted lapilli, tuffballs are easy to identify along the geological path. According to radiometric dating, measurements, the volcanic catastrophe destroyed the paleo- habitat of Ipolytarnoc 19.6 million years ago, although recent studies debate this date. Back to FOSSILS
habitat with fine, yellowish-striped volcanic dust.
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Then a firey deluge of ashflow, ignimbrite came, like an avalanche, burning and burying everything on its way.
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The base surge's accreted lapilli, tuffballs are easy to identify along the geological path. According to radiometric dating, measurements, the volcanic catastrophe destroyed the paleo- habitat of Ipolytarnoc 19.6 million years ago, although recent studies debate this date.
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