Cozla Fossil Site

The Cozla Fossil Site was located under the Paratethys Sea approximately 60-35 million years ago, with the fossils found in the area consisting mostly of fish and shells characteristic of a subtropical climate. The first fossils from the site were discovered in Cozla and Pietricica from 1883-1885, around the time where paleontological studies across Europe were commencing.

In the modern day, the mountains of Cozla, Pietricica and Cernegura were declared paleontological reserves in 1971 with a combined area of 53 hectares,^[2] primarily due to the abundance of fossils found within the site. Most of the fossils discovered at the site can now be found at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Piatra Neamț.

46°56′39″N 26°21′58″E / 46.9442°N 26.3661°E / 46.9442; 26.3661