Heritage Dept To Find Dinosaur Eggs In Mancherial
After discovering a 230-million-year-old wood fossil in Bopparam of Mancherial district, the heritage department is set to look for dinosaur eggs in the area.
Hyderabad: After discovering a 230-million-year-old wood fossil in Bopparam of Mancherial district, the heritage department is set to look for dinosaur eggs in the area. The three-day exploration will shortly begin in Sompeta in the district.
The exploration will be conducted by the team of technical officers, including deputy director P. Nagaraju, assistant director Mallu Naik and three officials from the heritage department.
The ‘dinasourium’ at the G.P. Birla Archaeological museum hosts a fossil of the kotasaurus, dating back to the lower Jurassic age about 160 million years ago. It was excavated from Yamanpalli in undivided Adilabad district. There have been reports of dinosaur bone fragments, tortoise and animal footprints from the Jurassic period found in Yamanapalli.
“A meeting has been conducted under the guidance of department director Prof. K. Arjun Rao to find dinosaur eggs. If found, they will be kept in the fossil gallery, which is being planned at the State Museum,” an official said.
The team will also explore for more fossils that can be displayed in the upcoming gallery. This will benefit students, future generations and researchers in understanding the ancient formations, the official said.