Guokeng Beihua Fossil Zone Introduction
The Guokang Shell Fossil Layer contains bivalve fossils formed between one million and six million years ago, including fossils of bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, and corals. During the Japanese colonial period, in 1930, the Governor-General of Taiwan designated it for preservation. In 1955, the Miaoli County Documentation Committee established a monument at this site, declaring it to be used only for academic research and prohibiting excessive cultivation in order to preserve the fossil layer as a historic site.
