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Museum · Pietraroja (BN)

Paleolab

  • Visit: about 1 h 30 min
  • 848 m
Pictured: Pietraroja · Domenico Lombardi (it.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Pietraroja's museum dedicated to fossils and to Ciro, the baby dinosaur.

Pietraroja is famous for its fossils, among the most important in Europe. This is where Ciro was found: Scipionyx samniticus, a baby dinosaur with its internal organs preserved.Paleolab explains in a simple, interactive way how fossils form and what the area was like millions of years ago. It is a perfect stop with children.

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