Cambodia: Ancient ammonite fossils unearthed in Koh Kong

Fossilised bones were found on Koh Por island in Koh Kong province by a team of archaeologists from the Cambodian Ministry of Environment. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): A team of archaeologists from the Ministry of Environment is studying fossilised bones found on Koh Por next to the Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary in Bak Khlang commune, Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong province. Based on preliminary findings, the fossil may be of animals that lived when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Lim Vanchan, office director of the heritage area department of the ministry’s general department of local communities said on March 9 that the fossil is 70cm long and 20cm wide.