Dinosaur Fossil National Park

Dinosaur Fossil National Park at Padlya near Bagh in Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, is a notified national park preserving Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils of the Narmada Valley. Spread over about 89 hectares, it protects in-situ fossilized nests, eggs and skeletal remains of titanosaurs and other dinosaurs. Established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, the park includes an interpretation centre and protected fossil beds for education and tourism.

Visitors can expect an open, semi-arid protected area with exposed fossil beds, in-situ dinosaur nests and fossilized eggs displayed under protective structures, along with information boards and an interpretation centre explaining the geology and paleontology of the Narmada Valley. The site has walking paths around fenced fossil enclosures, a small museum display with replicas and explanatory panels, and views of the surrounding Bagh river landscape. It is a low-infrastructure, educational nature site focused on viewing fossils and learning about the Cretaceous period.

The park preserves fossils dating to the Late Cretaceous, approximately 65-100 million years ago, when the Narmada Valley was inhabited by dinosaurs including titanosaurs. Fossilized eggs, nests and bones were discovered in the Bagh area during systematic surveys, leading to notification of the area as a fossil national park to protect the scientifically important in-situ remains for research and education.