Why in News Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee have reported the discovery of fossils of one of the largest ...
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee have reported the discovery of fossils of one of the largest snakes that ever existed and likely lived 47 million years ago during a period called the Middle Eocene.
The fossils were found in Panandhro Lignite Mine, and the reptile, named Vasuki Indicus, could have been anywhere between 10 metres and 15 metres long
It belonged to the now-extinct Madtsoiidae snake family but represents a unique lineage from India
Panandhro Lignite Mine
Panandhro lignite mines is situated in in Lakhpat Taluk of Kutch District of Gujarat State
It’s developed in early 1970s and are run by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited
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