The Losilla geological route
In the town of Losilla, there is a route for all ages that passes through different locations related to geology and to the appearance of the Losillasaurus fossils.
In the town of Losilla, there is a route for all ages that passes through different locations related to geology and to the appearance of the Losillasaurus fossils.
The Natural History Museum of the València Universit-M(UV)HN- is a new installation of the University of Valencia that it originates with the idea of bringing together in a single space the most relevant elements of its 32 scientific collections with hundreds of thousands of specimens and offer this huge cultural and scientific heritage to the Valencian society. In addition, the Museum becomes a space for research and training for the university community and the general public.
The ichnological site of the Rambla del Tambuc is located about 90 km southwest of Valencia, in the so-called Macizo Caroig mountain range, about 17 km south of the urban centre of Millares, in whose municipality it is located.
The Geological Park of Chera covers most of the municipality of this locality located within the Region of Valencia. It is an outdoor park, which contains the exemplary representation of the geological structure of a Tectonic Trench, which is an elongated morphological depression, limited by large fractures that break the land into blocks, some of which have sunk.
The museum has a collection of Natural Sciences that is divided into two, one devoted to "The Ecosystems of the Region" and another devoted to the "Regional Geology". The latter presents, following a stratigraphic treatment and a chronological order, fossils, rocks, minerals and formations of the different eras present in the region.
The Corcolilla Ichnological site, located near the village of the same name, is the most representative of the Alpuente dinosaur ichnite sites, and one of the best in our community. In 2006 it was declared a Cultural Heritage Site with the category of a palaeontological zone.
The ichnological site of dinosaurs of Cañada París is also located in the municipality of Alpuente, in the vicinity of Cerro judío and next to the road of Cuevarruz. It was declared a Cultural Heritage Site (CHS) in 2015.
Alpuente is known in the world of palaeontology for the numerous and important dinosaur sites found in the area.
The museum has five exhibition areas:
The José Luis March house-workshop in the Carmen district in the historic centre of Valencia, is located in the setting of the 11th century Arab wall.