Mizunamikasekiyagaigakusyuchi

Fossil hunting along the river

As a professional paleontologist, it is always fun to see what sites are local around museums. The Museum here is small, but very good for it's size and content. The real benefit is the river close by...

with a family with a hammer.

Original Text

There is a rock on the river where fossils can be collected like a board. It is managed by the Fossil Museum, but it was collected by a family with a hammer because anyone can get down to the riverbank. Originally, fossils of shellfish and marine mammals were found in the sea in this area, and I thought that a big discovery could be expected.

I went to the fossil Meister course during the summer vacation.

Original Text

It is a place where fossils can be digged legally. I applied for a fossil museum in Mizunami City Civic Park. ２ Most of them are valleys, but some miraculously got shark teeth. It's quite hot during the summer vacation, so take plenty of drinks and heat stroke measures.

Contract must be

Original Text

Although it is far from the Fossil Museum, you need to apply for a reservation at the Fossil Museum first. The place is the riverbed of the Toki River. At first glance, it doesn't look like a place where fossils come out.

Fossil riverbed

Original Text

It's been since I visited on an excursion when I was in junior high school. It would be better to come after studying at the museum. It is a place where you can feel the traces of ancient times close to you.