This park is located within Sathanur panchayat and has a fossilized tree trunk, which was discovered in 1940 by the geologist M. S. Krishnan of the Geological Survey of India, who hailed from Tanjore.

The petrified tree trunk is believed to be over 120 million years old, and is considered to be evidence for the presence of a sea during the Cretaceous period in this area.

[1] Similar fossilized tree trunks have been found in nearby Varagur, Anaipadi, Alundalippur, and Saradamangalam,[5] all located within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Sathanur.

Early visitors (1960s to 1980s) caused some damage by collecting samples for their research or in their college or university labs.

[citation needed] This park is located approximately one kilometer north of Sathanur village.