One of the pieces of fossilised timber which were discovered in Banteay Meanchey province last month. They are estimated to be between 252 and 299 million years old. - Environment ministry / Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Researchers from the Ministry of Environment have discovered the oldest fossil found to date in Cambodia. The fossilised timber, unearthed in Banteay Meanchey province, is estimated to be between 252 and 299 million years old.
Khvay Aditya, ministry spokesperson, told The Post today that a research team from the ministry, led by Lim Vanchan, head of the ministry’s Department of Heritage Areas, under the General Department of Local Communities, discovered the fossilised wood at Kang Va Mountain in Serei Saophoan town last month.
