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Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station

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Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Dinosaur Station at Fukui Station
Phone:
+81 776-20-0291

Address:
1-1-1 Chuo | JR Fukui Station West Entrance, Fukui 910-0006, Fukui Prefecture

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum , located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that renowned for its exhibits of fossil specimens of dinosaurs and paleontological research. It is sited near to the Lower Cretaceous strata of the Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group, where a number of dinosaur fossils, including that of Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as of various aquatic life and land plants, are found and excavated.In October 2009, the whole area of Katsuyama City was recognized by the Japanese Geopark Committee as a Japanese Geopark under the name of Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark. Dozens of fossil specimens of dinosaurs at the museum and their excavation site have been designated as a Natural Monument of Japan since February 2017. From July 2014, visitors can see the quarry in the Museum's field station, only with reservation required.The Asia Dinosaur Association Secretary Office has been housed inside the museum since its establishment in 2013.
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