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Meghalaya cops step up probe as fossil of whale ancestor goes missing
The Morning Standard
|February 01, 2025
EVIDENCE that Northeast was possibly once a part of the mighty ocean has gone missing.
Partially fossilized jaw and teeth of a whale ancestor, believed to be 35-40 million years old, was reported missing by the locals of Tolegre village in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on January 27. It was "discovered" by a Core Geo Expeditions team at a cave in February last year.
Subsequently, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) team had collected samples but the villagers took custody of a major part of the fossil. They asked the district administration to not visit the site as they wanted to preserve the site.
This story is from the February 01, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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