10 Interesting Fact About Paleontology

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• Paleontology comes from the Greek word which means knowledge about extinct living things.
• In Indonesia, the oldest fossils were found in the Sangiran region, Central Java, which has an age of around 2.5 million years.
• One of the famous fossils from Indonesia is Homo Floresiensis or known as Human Hobbit, which was found on Flores Island in 2003.
• Ancient elephant fossils are also widely found in Indonesia, such as ancient Sumatran and Javanese elephants.
• Dinosaur fossils in Indonesia consist of various types, such as those found in the Cilek, Lampung and Cikakak regions, West Java.
• One of the biggest fossils in Indonesia is the mammoth fossil found in the Sangiran area, Central Java with a height of about 4.5 meters.
• Ancient fish fossils are also found in Indonesia, such as fossil fish from the Devonian era found in the Timor area.
• The oldest bird fossils in Indonesia are found in the Sumba region, East Nusa Tenggara, which has an age of around 2 million years.
• Besides fossils, ancient sites are also found in Indonesia, such as the Sangiran Site and the Gunung Padang site.
• Paleontology in Indonesia still has a lot of potential to find more fossils and ancient sites that have not been revealed.