Over 150 million years old fossilized leaves found in Jharkhand

'These leaves were consumed by the herbivorous dinosaurs. The smaller fossils from the upper Jurassic to Cretaceous period were earlier found in the region and if we are lucky we might end up finding fossilised dinosaur eggs during further excavation,'' said Singh.

The excavation is being conducted in association with the National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow under a project of the Department of Science and Technology of the Union Government.

Earlier, several fossils were found in the neighbouring Pakur district. Singh and his team have been working in the region for the past 12 years but have never found such prominent fossils before. Singh is hopeful that there are chances of finding more fossils in this region.

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