Fossils of ‘Dickinsonia’ found at Bhimbetka
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Discovery near Bhopal is of the earliest known animal about 550 million years old
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Traces of past: The fossils of ‘Dickinsonia’ found at the Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, near Bhopal.
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Discovery near Bhopal is of the earliest known animal about 550 million years old
Researchers have discovered three fossils of the earliest known living animal the 550-million-year-old ‘Dickinsonia’ on the roof of the Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, about 40 km from Bhopal.
One can identify the fossils from the white leaf-like patches with a central vertebra (central midrib) and connecting veins. While one fossil is 17 inches long, the other two are much smaller.
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Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 12:30 [IST]
Bhopal, Feb 10: Eleven feet up on the wall of an area called Auditorium Cave at Bhimbetka Rock Shelter near Bhopal, a group of geologists on a cultural visit has spotted a pattern that looks like an imprint of Dickinsonia.
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for Paleolithic and Mesolithic cave art, near Bhopal is located in the capital of the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
Dickinsonia is a well-known fossil dating back 550 million years to the initial years of complex life on Earth.
Indiaâs First Fossil Of Earthâs Oldest Animal Found In Bhimbetka By Geological Survey Of India
Source: Navbharat Times
Researchers believe that they have unearthed Indiaâs first fossil of Dickinsonia, which is considered to be Earthâs oldest animal that roamed the planet 570 million years ago.
The rare remnants have been discovered at the Bhimbetka rock shelters on the roof of the âAuditorium Caveâ,
Times of India reports. It is reportedly one of the rarest fossils in the world.
The fossils were found by two experts belonging to the Geological Survey of India (GSI) whilst they were on a sightseeing tour for the 36th International Geological Congress.
Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animal
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Researchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million years on the roof of what’s called the ‘Auditorium Cave’ at Bhimbetka.
Two experts from Geological Survey of India, on a sightseeing tour of Bhimbetka, found imprints of the Dickinsonia (Earth’s ‘oldest animal’ dating back 570 million years) on the roof of ‘Auditorium Cave’
(This story originally appeared in on Feb 10, 2021)BHOPAL: Hidden in plain sight, one of the rarest fossils in the world may have been discovered in the fascinating Bhimbetka rock shelters, a Unesco site about 40km from Bhopal.