The paleontological sites of Lebanon contain deposits of some of the best-preserved fossils in the world, and include some species found nowhere else. Some fossils date back to the Jurrassic period.

There are three major fossil locations in Lebanon: Sahel Alma, Hajula and Hakel. The landscape of Lebanon has been subject to volcanic eruptions, tectonic plate movement, and the rising and dropping of sea levels. The Late Cretaceous was characterized by very high sea levels. During that time fossil-bearing limestone was formed.

In Beirut, a fish fossils museum that welcome the visitors inside Mim museum. 

Mim museum hosts a thematic exhibition “FISH’N’STONE” of 200 marine fossils.

Known throughout the world, those fossils were quarried in the Lebanese mountains. The history of the fossil formation is shown through an animation that submerses you in the marine life – a time capsule that takes you in a journey to some 100 million of years ago.

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Mim museum, facing Beirut National museum.

Tel: +961 1 421 672