Cozla Fossil Site

The Cozla Fossil Site within Romania

The Cozla Fossil Site is located near the town of Piatra Neamț in Neamț County, Romania.. The limestones exposed at this site are part of the Cozla Formation. The first fossils from the site were found in 1883-1885, consisting of fish from the Oligocene. Four areas containing fossils have been identified around Piatra Neamț, being Cernegura, Pietricica, Cozla and Agârcia. The Oligocene fish fossils found at the site were the first discovered in Romania.[1]

History

The Cozla Fossil Site was located under the Paratethys Sea approximately 60-35 million years ago, with the fossils found in the area consisting mostly of fish and shells characteristic of a subtropical climate. The first fossils from the site were discovered in Cozla and Pietricica from 1883-1885, around the time where paleontological studies across Europe were commencing.

In the modern day, the mountains of Cozla, Pietricica and Cernegura were declared paleontological reserves in 1971 with a combined area of 53 hectares,[2] primarily due to the abundance of fossils found within the site. Most of the fossils discovered at the site can now be found at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Piatra Neamț.

46°56′39″N 26°21′58″E / 46.9442°N 26.3661°E / 46.9442; 26.3661

References

  1. ^ "The Cozla Hill". Piatra Neamț City App. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "The Paleontological Reservation Cozla – Pietricica – Cernegura from Piatra Neamt, Neamt County". www.visitneamt.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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