A stone deity worshipped by the Bhils in Madhya Pradesh’s Bagh was recently proved to be a fossilised dinosaur egg. With scientists hoping to bag India's first UNESCO Geopark tag, can tribal traditions and fossilised gods reconcile with prehistoric truths and scientific temper?
The residents in a Madhya Pradesh village were worshipping the stone balls they found as "Kuladevata", only to find years later that those were fossilized dinosaur eggs.
A team of researchers from Delhi University has discovered a unique dinosaur egg with a condition known as ovum-in-ovo or multi-shelled eggs, in Madhya Pradesh. The findings indicate a resemblance in reproductive systems to that of birds.
The Dhar region of Madhya Pradesh has been known for its dinosaur fossil discovery. A team of researchers have now found unique dinosaur eggs from the district.