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Nowadays Armenia pays little attention to archeology, Hayk Melik-Adamyan, a research officer at the Institute of Geology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, told reporters in Yerevan, adding that the management of the Institute of Geology pays more attention to seismology.  

“The territory of Armenia and Artsakh is very interesting from the geological viewpoint. In fact, the 45,000 km of territory is a geological museum in the open air,” said the scientist.

Speaking of archeological excavations, Melik-Adamyan said that fossils of dinosaurs were discovered in the territory of Armenia lately. These were not big, wild dinosaurs dating back 88-83 million years.

According to the geologist, fossils of flying lizards were also discovered in excavations. These lizards were unique in the region. They date back 90 million years, were weighing 40-50 kg, were discovered in the territory of Vayk province of Armenia and the study in Saint Petersburg confirmed that they were flying lizards.

Elephant fossils were discovered in the territory of Armenia and Artsakh, the scientist said. In particular, elephant fossils were discovered in the 30-40s near Gyumri, and fossils of rare forest elephants were discovered near the village of Norabats.

Also, fossils of mammoths and three toe horses were discovered in Armenian excavations, Melik-Adamyan said.