Did you know that in the area of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos 20 million years ago used to live many animals, both small-sized and gigantic.

The research expedition of Young Paleontologists starts 20 million years ago in the area of Western Lesvos, where there was a unique subtropical forest and a lake, home to many animals. Inside and next to the great lake, before the catastrophic eruptions of the volcano of Vatousa, lived small-sized animals such as snails and fishes, lizards, hamsters, dormice (Myoxidae) and moles. A ferocious alligator and the Deinotherium also lived in the forest.

Are you ready for your new research expedition? Let’s discover the alligator and the animals of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos!

For further information, questions or queries you can contact us at 2251047033 or you can send us an e-mail: lesvospf@otenet.gr

We would like you to send us your drawings along with your first name, your age and your parents’ approval at the e-mail of the Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos (lesvospf@otenet.gr) and the Museum will post them online.

Let’s explore the animals of the Lesvos Petrified Forest  together…