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National Fossil Park In Ghugwa : Madhya Pradesh

Kumari Sonali

National Fossil Park In Ghugwa : Madhya Pradesh

Archaeologists from Ashoka University recently unearthed prehistoric artefacts made from fossil wood at the National Fossil Park in Ghugwa, Madhya Pradesh.

  • Ghughwa National Fossil Park located in the Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, was established as a National Park in 1983.
  • Situated in a tropical dry deciduous landscape, it boasts fossilized plants dating back between 40 million and 150 million years ago.
  • The park is renowned for its preserved fossils of various woody plants like eucalyptus, date palm, and neem, as well as climbers, leaves, flowers, fruits, and even dinosaur egg fossils.

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