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	~~{{short description\|National park in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, India}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Ghughua Fossil Park]]
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2019}}~~
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	~~{{Unreferenced\|date=December 2009}}~~
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	~~\| name = Mandla Plant Fossil National Park~~
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	~~\| location = [[Mandla District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], {{flag\|India}}~~
	~~\| nearest_city = [[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh\|Dindori]]~~
	~~\| coordinates = {{coord\|23\|6\|37.14\|N\|80\|36\|49.37\|E\|type:landmark_source:kolossus-hiwiki\|display=title}}~~
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	~~\| area = 0.27 square kilometers~~
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	'''Mandla Plant Fossils National Park''' is situated in [[mandla district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in [[India]]. This [[national park]] has plants in [[fossil]] form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of [[Dindori District]] (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon and Deori Kohani). The Dindori Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also, but they lie outside the national park.

	The [[Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany]], [[Lucknow]], has done some work on the plant fossils of Mandla, though the study is yet in a preliminary stage. In Ghuguwa and Umaria the standing, petrified trunks of [[trees]] have been identified as [[Gymnosperms]] and [[Angiosperms]]-[[Monocotyledons]] and [[Arecaceae\|palms]]. There are certain [[Bryophytes]] also. There is some question about whether the fossils are from the late [[Jurassic]] or the early and mid [[Cretaceous]] age. This is because when the breakup of the single land mass, [[Pangaea]] occurred, it was split by the continental drift into [[Laurasia]] and [[Gondwana]] somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. India formed a part of Gondwana. Depending on the age in which the split occurred, the fossils are either Jurassic or Cretaceous.

	Interspersed with the plant fossils are to be found the fossils of [[molluscs]]. One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the [[Narmada Valley]] near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India until the Post-[[Cambrian]] [[Tertiary]] age, about 40 million years ago. This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla, and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the [[Narmada River]] and [[Tapti River]] flow in their present journey to the [[Arabian Sea]]. All this, however, is speculation and conjecture because it is only recently that an interest has developed in the fossils of Mandla and detailed scientific studies are still wanting.
	~~[[File:Fossil2.jpg\|thumb\|Fossil of a bottle palm at Mandla Plant Fossils National Park]]~~
	A region as ancient as this tells a great deal about what Madhya Pradesh was like millions of years ago. The absence of [[dicotyledons]] suggests that plant [[evolution]] was still at an early stage. The whole matter requires much more detailed study. The national park is spread over [[agricultural]] fields in seven non-contiguous villages, which makes it difficult to protect the fossils. The fossils look like ordinary rocks and are either removed from the fields unwittingly by agriculturists or are damaged by tourists and those unscrupulous people who think they can make quick money out of their sale. In Chargaon and Deori Kohani villages there has been extensive damage, especially by excavation of embedded molluscs.

	Some say that if the Fossil National Park is to be saved, a separate administrative unit for park management should be set up, the land on which fossils are located should be acquired and fenced and the nearest university, [[Jabalpur]], should be asked to set up a special research unit on the fossils.

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai]]
	*[[Shivalik Fossil Park]]
	*[[Ghughua Fossil Park]]

	~~{{Narmada basin}}~~


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	~~[[Category:National parks in Madhya Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Dindori district]]~~
	~~[[Category:Fossil parks in India]]~~
	~~[[Category:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]]~~
	~~[[Category:Mesozoic paleontological sites of Asia]]~~
	~~[[Category:1968 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Protected areas established in 1968~~]]

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{{short description|National park in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
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| nearest_city = [[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh|Dindori]]
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| region =
| area = 0.27 square kilometers
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'''Mandla Plant Fossils National Park''' is situated in [[mandla district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in [[India]]. This [[national park]] has plants in [[fossil]] form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of [[Dindori District]] (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon and Deori Kohani). The Dindori Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also, but they lie outside the national park.

The [[Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany]], [[Lucknow]], has done some work on the plant fossils of Mandla, though the study is yet in a preliminary stage. In Ghuguwa and Umaria the standing, petrified trunks of [[trees]] have been identified as [[Gymnosperms]] and [[Angiosperms]]-[[Monocotyledons]] and [[Arecaceae|palms]]. There are certain [[Bryophytes]] also. There is some question about whether the fossils are from the late [[Jurassic]] or the early and mid [[Cretaceous]] age. This is because when the breakup of the single land mass, [[Pangaea]] occurred, it was split by the continental drift into [[Laurasia]] and [[Gondwana]] somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. India formed a part of Gondwana. Depending on the age in which the split occurred, the fossils are either Jurassic or Cretaceous.

Interspersed with the plant fossils are to be found the fossils of [[molluscs]]. One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the [[Narmada Valley]] near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India until the Post-[[Cambrian]] [[Tertiary]] age, about 40 million years ago. This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla, and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the [[Narmada River]] and [[Tapti River]] flow in their present journey to the [[Arabian Sea]]. All this, however, is speculation and conjecture because it is only recently that an interest has developed in the fossils of Mandla and detailed scientific studies are still wanting.
[[File:Fossil2.jpg|thumb|Fossil of a bottle palm at Mandla Plant Fossils National Park]]
A region as ancient as this tells a great deal about what Madhya Pradesh was like millions of years ago. The absence of [[dicotyledons]] suggests that plant [[evolution]] was still at an early stage. The whole matter requires much more detailed study. The national park is spread over [[agricultural]] fields in seven non-contiguous villages, which makes it difficult to protect the fossils. The fossils look like ordinary rocks and are either removed from the fields unwittingly by agriculturists or are damaged by tourists and those unscrupulous people who think they can make quick money out of their sale. In Chargaon and Deori Kohani villages there has been extensive damage, especially by excavation of embedded molluscs.

Some say that if the Fossil National Park is to be saved, a separate administrative unit for park management should be set up, the land on which fossils are located should be acquired and fenced and the nearest university, [[Jabalpur]], should be asked to set up a special research unit on the fossils.

==See also==
*[[National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai]]
*[[Shivalik Fossil Park]]
*[[Ghughua Fossil Park]]

{{Narmada basin}}

{{authority control}}
[[Category:National parks in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Dindori district]]
[[Category:Fossil parks in India]]
[[Category:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]]
[[Category:Mesozoic paleontological sites of Asia]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1968]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:02, 5 November 2021
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	~~{{short description\|National park in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, India}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Ghughua Fossil Park]]
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2019}}~~
	~~{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2019}}~~
	~~{{Unreferenced\|date=December 2009}}~~
	~~{{Infobox protected area~~
	~~\| name = Mandla Plant Fossil National Park~~
	~~\| alt_name =~~
	~~\| iucn_category =~~
	~~\| photo =~~
	~~\| photo_alt =~~
	~~\| photo_caption =~~
	~~\| photo_width =~~
	~~\| map = India~~
	~~\| map_alt =~~
	~~\| map_caption =~~
	~~\| map_width =~~
	~~\| location = [[Mandla District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], {{flag\|India}}~~
	~~\| nearest_city = [[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh\|Dindori]]~~
	~~\| coordinates = {{coord\|23\|6\|37.14\|N\|80\|36\|49.37\|E\|type:landmark_source:kolossus-hiwiki\|display=title}}~~
	~~\| region =~~
	~~\| area = 0.27 square kilometers~~
	~~\| established = 1968~~
	~~\| visitation_num =~~
	~~\| visitation_year =~~
	~~\| governing_body =~~
	~~\| world_heritage_site =~~
	~~\| url =~~
	}}
	'''Mandla Plant Fossils National Park''' is situated in [[mandla district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in [[India]]. This [[national park]] has plants in [[fossil]] form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of [[Dindori District]] (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon and Deori Kohani). The Dindori Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also, but they lie outside the national park.

	The [[Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany]], [[Lucknow]], has done some work on the plant fossils of Mandla, though the study is yet in a preliminary stage. In Ghuguwa and Umaria the standing, petrified trunks of [[trees]] have been identified as [[Gymnosperms]] and [[Angiosperms]]-[[Monocotyledons]] and [[Arecaceae\|palms]]. There are certain [[Bryophytes]] also. There is some question about whether the fossils are from the late [[Jurassic]] or the early and mid [[Cretaceous]] age. This is because when the breakup of the single land mass, [[Pangaea]] occurred, it was split by the continental drift into [[Laurasia]] and [[Gondwana]] somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. India formed a part of Gondwana. Depending on the age in which the split occurred, the fossils are either Jurassic or Cretaceous.

	Interspersed with the plant fossils are to be found the fossils of [[molluscs]]. One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the [[Narmada Valley]] near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India until the Post-[[Cambrian]] [[Tertiary]] age, about 40 million years ago. This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla, and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the [[Narmada River]] and [[Tapti River]] flow in their present journey to the [[Arabian Sea]]. All this, however, is speculation and conjecture because it is only recently that an interest has developed in the fossils of Mandla and detailed scientific studies are still wanting.
	~~[[File:Fossil2.jpg\|thumb\|Fossil of a bottle palm at Mandla Plant Fossils National Park]]~~
	A region as ancient as this tells a great deal about what Madhya Pradesh was like millions of years ago. The absence of [[dicotyledons]] suggests that plant [[evolution]] was still at an early stage. The whole matter requires much more detailed study. The national park is spread over [[agricultural]] fields in seven non-contiguous villages, which makes it difficult to protect the fossils. The fossils look like ordinary rocks and are either removed from the fields unwittingly by agriculturists or are damaged by tourists and those unscrupulous people who think they can make quick money out of their sale. In Chargaon and Deori Kohani villages there has been extensive damage, especially by excavation of embedded molluscs.

	Some say that if the Fossil National Park is to be saved, a separate administrative unit for park management should be set up, the land on which fossils are located should be acquired and fenced and the nearest university, [[Jabalpur]], should be asked to set up a special research unit on the fossils.

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai]]
	*[[Shivalik Fossil Park]]
	*[[Ghughua Fossil Park]]

	~~{{Narmada basin}}~~


	~~{{authority control}}~~
	~~[[Category:National parks in Madhya Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Dindori district]]~~
	~~[[Category:Fossil parks in India]]~~
	~~[[Category:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]]~~
	~~[[Category:Mesozoic paleontological sites of Asia]]~~
	~~[[Category:1968 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Protected areas established in 1968~~]]