scienceUpdated: Sep 28, 2020 18:23 ISTGeologists have found fossilised leaves, estimated to be around 150-200 million years old, in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district. A couple of 20 cm by 5 cm fossilised leaves of genus Ptilophyllum have been found in Dudhkol mountain in Taljhari area on Saturday and further excavation is underway, lead geologist assistant professor Ranjit Kumar Singh of Sahibganj PG College said. “Such leaves were consumed by herbivorous dinosaurs.”Smaller fossils from Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous period were earlier found in the region. We might even find fossilised dinosaur eggs during further excavation,” Singh told PTI on Sunday. “There are chances of finding more fossils in this region,” Singh added.

Source: Hindustan Times September 28, 2020 12:51 UTC