Dinosaur Fossils National Park

Location	Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Best time	October to February
Area	2, 74,100 sq meters
Fossils	Some of the fossils found in this region are sauropod (herbivore dinosaur) bones, Complete nest of dinosaurs along with the eggs, shark teeth, footprint of dinosaur, tree Fossils, marine mollusks such as oysters and gastropods, inoceramids and other marineorganism fossils and Fossils can unravel myths about the

Dinosaur Fossils National Park is located in Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh . Area of Dinosaur Fossils National Park is 2, 74,100 sq meters ,best time to visit Dinosaur Fossils National Park is between October to February

Madhya Pradesh’s Ghughua Fossil National Park is located in the Dindori district of the state. The park has an area of 2,74,100 square metres in the villages of Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barb Spur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon, and Deori Kohani.

Ghughua Fossil National Park, one of the country’s smallest parks, is a one-of-a-kind site in India.People travelling between Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Parks stop here to explore this park, which is a minor detour off the main road. Every year, hundreds of people, mostly archaeologists, scientists, and paleobotany students, visit this area. It is around 105 kilometres from Jabalpur.

Botanical fossils from 31 genera and 18 plant families have been discovered here. These fossils were formed between 40 and 150 million years ago. Dr. Dharmendra Prasad, the then Secretary of the Archaeological Society and the statistics officer of Mandla District, discovered this rich mine of natural history and undertook a comprehensive study of it.

Recognizing the significance of this natural beauty, the Indian government designated it as a National Park in 1983. Ghughua Fossil National Park is Asia’s biggest and the world’s second largest fossil park, containing a valuable treasure trove of plant fossils.

According to archaeologists and experts, Ghughua had a humid and tropical environment in ancient times, with constant temperatures throughout the year and annual rainfall of 2,000 mm or more.

Most plant and animal fossils have no living counterparts, however several of these fossil plants have living cousins in the Western Ghants, Sikkim, northeast India, Africa, Madagascar, and Australia. Fossils of eucalyptus trees, which are now endemic to Australia, have been discovered here.

Other petrified plants include date palm, neem, jamun, banana, rudraksh, jackfruit, and aonla.

There is an interpretation centre with extensive information on the fossils discovered here. Visit the self-guided, interpretative fossil path as well to observe the fossils in their natural habitat. The park has wood fossils, leaf imprints, fruit fossils, and so on. The dinosaur egg is the major draw. One of the most significant benefits is its closeness to the Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks.

Major Attractions in & Around the Park
Tourist destinations next to fossil park are

Bandhavgarh,
Amarkantak,
Jabalpur,
Kanha national park,
Mandla,
Achanakmar wildlife sanctuary.

Fossils

According to scientists, these unusual fossils were well preserved beneath the lava from the volcanic eruptions that built the Deccan plateau following the Cretaceous mass extinction event.

Sauropod (herbivore dinosaur) bones, Abelisaurus (carnivore dinosaur), dinosaur footprints, nesting sites and eggs, and fossils of gymnosperms and other enormous trees are among these ancient artefacts.

Surprisingly, marine fossils such as shark teeth and mollusks such as oysters and gastropods have been unearthed in the region, suggesting that an ancient sea once flowed in Central India