Hoçaş Petrified Forest

Petrified forest in Turkey
Hoçaş Petrified Forest
Hoçaş Fosil Ormanı, Seben Fossil Research Forest
Signboard at the entrance to the Hoçaş Fossil Forest
LocationSeben, Bolu Province, Turkey

Hoçaş Petrified Forest (Turkish: Hoçaş Fosil Ormanı), also known as Seben Fossil Research Forest (Turkish: Seben Fosil Araştırma Ormanı), is a petrified forest located in the Seben district of Bolu Province in Turkey. It was registered as a 1st Degree Natural Protected Area in 2005 by the Ankara Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board.[1] A total of 54 fossilized trees were identified in the forest, 51 in planted condition and 13 moved to other places.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hoçaş Fosil Ormanı - Seben Belediyesi". seben.bel.tr.
  2. ^ SEBEN FOSİL ORMANI'NIN DOĞAL ve KÜLTÜREL DEĞERLERİNİN SAPTANMASI ve UYGUN YÖNETİM PLANININ GELİŞTİRİLMESİ. Bolu: T.C. ORMAN ve SU İŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI ORMAN GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ BATI KARADENİZ ORMANCILIK ARAŞTIRMA ENSTİTÜSÜ MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ. p. 21. ISBN 978-605-393-124-9.
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