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Some American researchers had claimed two years ago that they had discovered a rare 550-million-year-old fossil of Indian Dickinsonia, a primitive marine animal, from the Bhimbetka rock shelters near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. However, Indian scientists have now proved that the fossil was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, and not a genuine fossil.
New Delhi, June 16: Indian scientists have proven that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in 2021 was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, not a true fossil, Ministry of Science & Technology said in a statement.
The "fossil," which attracted a lot of interest and was covered by international media, turned out to be something entirely different.
Indian scientists have proved that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil that had been originally reported from UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in an earlier research in 2021, was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, not a t
Indian scientists have proven that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in 2021 was actually a left