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'''Ghughua Fossil Park''' is a [[National Park]], located near [[Shahpura, Dindori|Shahpura]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, in which plant [[fossil]]s belonging to 31 genera of 18 families have been identified.<ref name=govt>{{cite web |first= |last= |title=Fossil National Park Ghughua (65 Million Year Old Heritage) |url=http://dindori.nic.in/fnpghugua.htm |publisher=National Information Centre |location= |date= |archive-date=2013-02-25 |access-date=26 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225181005/http://www.dindori.nic.in/fnpghugua.htm |df= }}</ref><br />
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The site was founded during the 1970s by Dr. Dharmendra Prasad, a statistical officer of the [[Mandla]] district and honorary secretary of the district archaeology unit. It was declared a National Park in 1983.<ref name=express1>{{cite news | last =Mishra | first =Girima | title =A dino egg and other fossils | newspaper =The Indian Express | date =17 January 2010 | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-dino-egg-and-other-fossils/568147|accessdate=26 December 2012}}</ref> Numerous plant, leaf, fruit, seed, and shell fossils can be found in this park, some of which dates as far back as 65 million years,<ref name=express1/> the most prominent of which are the [[Palm (plant)|palm]] fossils.<ref name=govt/><br />
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== Notable fossils ==<br />
A [[eucalyptus]] fossil found at Ghughua is the oldest fossil of its type ever discovered and this find supports its origins from Gondwana.<ref name=current>{{cite web|last=Anumeha Shukla, R.C.Mehrotra|first=Antariksh Tyagi|title=Research Communications|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/103/01/0074.pdf|publisher=Current Science Vol 103. No.1. 10 July 2012|accessdate=26 December 2012}}</ref> Additional notable discoveries include a dinosaur egg fossil.<ref name=egg>{{cite news | last =Kumar | first =Vikas | title =6.5 crore-year-old fossil in Ghughua | newspaper =The Sunday Indian | date = 21 February 2011| url = http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/65-crore-year-old-fossil-in-ghughua/14/12889/|accessdate=26 December 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Ghughua Fossil Park is located near National Highway 11. It is situated 14&nbsp;km from Shahpura and 76&nbsp;km from [[Jabalpur]].<ref name=govt/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Shivalik Fossil Park]]<br />
*[[National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:National parks in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Cretaceous paleontological sites of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Fossil parks in India]]<br />
[[Category:Paleontology in India]]<br />
[[Category:Dindori district]]<br />
[[Category:1983 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1983]]</div>ImportMaster