Jaisalmer: Indian Researchers Find Rare Jurassic-Era Phytosaur Fossil

Jaisalmer: Indian Researchers find rare jurassic-era phytosaur fossil

The fossil, known as a phytosaur, is likely to be more than 200 million years old.

Rare jurassic-era fossils, including skeleton and egg, discovered in Jaisalmer

Preliminary observations suggest that the Jurrassic-era fossil was a phytosaur (tree lizard), an ancient reptile that lived in forest habitats near river ecosystems.

Jurassic Park In Jaisalmer? Fossil Found In Rajasthan Is That Of Phytosaur

Fossil remains discovered last week in a village near Rajasthan's Jaisalmer have now been identified as belonging to a phytosaur, making it the first well-preserved specimen of the prehistoric era reptile found in India.

Rajasthan: 201-million-year-old Jurassic-era fossil unearthed in Jaisalmer

201-million-year-old fossils unearthed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer

Jaipur: A fossil of a phytosaur species from the Jurassic period has been discovered in Megha village of Jaisalmer.  Scientists estimate its age at around 201 million years, making it one of the oldest fossils ever found in the country and the first phytosaur fossil from Jurassic rocks in India.  The skeleton was found near a pond in Megha village of Fatehgarh subdivision, after which villagers informed the administration on August 21. Senior gr…

201-million-year-old fossils unearthed in Jaisalmer - OrissaPOST

Jaipur: A fossil of a phytosaur species from the Jurassic period has been discovered in Megha village of Jaisalmer. Scientists estimate its age at around 201 million years, making it one of the oldest fossils ever found in the country and the first phytosaur fossil from Jurassic rocks in India. The skeleton was found near a pond in Megha village of Fatehgarh subdivision, after which villagers informed the administration on August 21. Senior grou…