Earliest Animal s Fossil Found In Bhimbetka Is Actually A Fallen Beehive: Indian Scientists Refute Find By US Researchers swarajyamag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swarajyamag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Some American researchers had claimed two years ago that they had discovered a rare 550-million-year-old fossil of Indian Dickinsonia, a primitive marine animal, from the Bhimbetka rock shelters near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. However, Indian scientists have now proved that the fossil was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, and not a genuine fossil.
New Delhi, June 16: Indian scientists have proven that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in 2021 was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, not a true fossil, Ministry of Science & Technology said in a statement.
Indian scientists have proved that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil that had been originally reported from UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in an earlier research in 2021, was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, not a t