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.