Kotelnich

Kotelnich is a river port town in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The locality of Koksharov changed into first referred to in 1143 as a Mari town. In 1182, it become occupied by Russians and renamed Kotelnich, from the word kotel, which means "hole", "despair". Town fame became granted to it in 1780. The metropolis of Kotelnich is widely recognized throughout Russia and in a few overseas international locations because of place of historic fossil vertebrates – Pareiasaurus. Pareiasaurus – is a big reptile with spurs inside the buccal region of the skull.

These animals grew to about three meters lengthy and inhabited Europe, South Africa, and Asia 250-260 million years ago. This landmark is positioned on the proper steep bank of the Vyatka River and covers 30 km from Kotelnich to Vishkil. The exceptional view on the landmark opens to the passengers of the teach going across Vyatka close to Kotelnich. The first excavation works had been done in 1933, then in 1948 and 1949.

Full-scale research began within the past due 80’s-early ninety’s. Specialists prove the uniqueness of the landmark, the only comparable sight being Karoo, South Africa. Annually Russian and foreign scientists find skeleton fragments and bones of historical animals of the Permian length of Palaeozoic era, Triassic and Jurassic periods of Mesozoic technology.