Ghughua Fossil Park
National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ghughua Fossil Park is a National Park, located near Shahpura in Madhya Pradesh, India, in which plant fossils belonging to 31 genera of 18 families have been identified.[2]
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Type | National park |
Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 23°6′38″N 80°36′51″E |
Area | 75 acres (0.30 km2)[1] |
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The site was founded during the 1970s by Dr. Dharmendra Prasad, a statistical officer of the Mandla district and honorary secretary of the district archaeology unit. It was declared a National Park in 1983.[3] Numerous plant, leaf, fruit, seed, and shell fossils can be found in this park, some of which date as far back as 65 million years,[3] the most prominent of which are the palm fossils.[2]