Marine, plant fossils discovered across Cambodia

Heritage experts at the Ministry of Environment said in an online lecture yesterday that they had unearthed fossils of marine flora and fauna in Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng, Battambang, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces.

Archaeologist Lim Vanchan, director of the Cultural Heritage Office of the Ministry of Environment’s Department of Heritage, said the fossils provide information about life forms and their way of life. He said the study of fossils, or paleontology, is closely related to other scientific areas such as archaeology, biology and geology. However, Cambodia has only limited experience in this scientific area with the Ministry of Environment starting to research fossils in 2019.

Prior to the official start of the search for fossils, a research team led by Vanchan discovered fossils of sea shells in Koh Tay in Preah Vihear province in 2017. The Ministry of Environment has since officially launched the paleontology programme with government support.

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