5-8 million years old elephant fossil discovered in UP's Saharanpur
In a rare discovery, an elephant fossil was found by Uttar Pradesh forest authority on Friday in Saharanpur, a district that houses a significant portion of the state's forest belt. The Chief Conservator of Forest, VK Jain revealed that the age of the specimen may range from 5 to 8 million years that makes this fossil rare discovery.
Speaking to ANI, Jain said that the elephant fossil was discovered from the Siwalik sediments exposed in the vicinity of Badshahi Bagh in western Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.
"Fossil is from Dhok Pathan formation of Siwalik," Jain said. The forest authorities have now preserved this rare fossil that will be used for further study of ancient ages.
