Chandrapur: Environmentalist and paleontologist Prof. Suresh Chopane has discovered fossilized leaves of Glossopteris plant near Bhadravati. Chandrapur District. According to Chopen, the fossils are from the Permian to Jurassic period, which means they date from 298 million years ago to 145 million years ago.
The Government Geology Department has records of the presence of fossils in the area, but the samples collected so far were not of good quality. chopping He said that he has been exploring the area for a few years and has now found some good fossil specimens.
An ardent researcher, Chopne had earlier discovered fossils of dinosaur, elephant, stromatolite, shell, tree and leaf etc. at several places in Chandrapur district. He is also a collector of fossils, and has a private collection of fossils and prehistoric tools in his private museum.
Dinosaur fossils were discovered by Chopne in Bhadravati and varora regions. According to him, evidence of ancient fossils has been found at some places in agricultural fields and forests on the Bhadravati to Chandankheda road. “Chandrapur district is geologically a museum where many rocks are 300 to 60 million years old,” said Chopne.
Chopne said that 200 million years ago when giant dinosaurs were alive, there was only one continent named Pangea on the earth. The territory of India was adjacent to today’s Australia. There was a sea called Tethys between the landmass of ancient India and China. The landmass of India moved towards the north and millions of years ago the landmass collided with China. formed as a result of collusion Himalaya, Chopne said the fresh leaf fossils found near Bhadravati were formed during this period.
He claimed that many such secrets are hidden under the ground in Bhadravati taluka. Chopne stressed the need for a detailed study of the area.
The Government Geology Department has records of the presence of fossils in the area, but the samples collected so far were not of good quality. chopping He said that he has been exploring the area for a few years and has now found some good fossil specimens.
An ardent researcher, Chopne had earlier discovered fossils of dinosaur, elephant, stromatolite, shell, tree and leaf etc. at several places in Chandrapur district. He is also a collector of fossils, and has a private collection of fossils and prehistoric tools in his private museum.
Dinosaur fossils were discovered by Chopne in Bhadravati and varora regions. According to him, evidence of ancient fossils has been found at some places in agricultural fields and forests on the Bhadravati to Chandankheda road. “Chandrapur district is geologically a museum where many rocks are 300 to 60 million years old,” said Chopne.
Chopne said that 200 million years ago when giant dinosaurs were alive, there was only one continent named Pangea on the earth. The territory of India was adjacent to today’s Australia. There was a sea called Tethys between the landmass of ancient India and China. The landmass of India moved towards the north and millions of years ago the landmass collided with China. formed as a result of collusion Himalaya, Chopne said the fresh leaf fossils found near Bhadravati were formed during this period.
He claimed that many such secrets are hidden under the ground in Bhadravati taluka. Chopne stressed the need for a detailed study of the area.