Context:

• Archaeologists from Ashoka University recently unearthed prehistoric artefacts made from fossil wood at the National Fossil Park in Ghugwa, Madhya Pradesh.

About Ghughwa National Fossil Park:

=> Located in the Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, was established as a National Park in 1983.

=> Situated in a tropical dry deciduous landscape, it boasts fossilized plants dating back between 40 million and 150 million years ago.

=> The park is renowned for its preserved fossils of various woody plants like eucalyptus, date palm, and neem, as well as climbers, leaves, flowers, fruits, and even dinosaur egg fossils.