An ancient elephant fossil was found in north India, and is believed to be at least five million years old.

This elephant fossil was found in the Shivalik forest of the Badshahi Bagh area in Uttar Pradesh.

According to Chief Conservator of Forest in the area, VK Jain: "We found the fossil a few weeks back, there was detailed study on it in the Wadia Institute in Dehradun."

VK Jain adds: "It is a fossil that belongs to the Dhok Pathan Formation of the Shivalik range. It's a fossil of a Stegodon, a variety of an elephant which used to be found at in the prehistoric age."

"This fossil is a middle-age deposition. We will preserve it and will research if more of it exists as well.”

In one of th historic finding an Elephant fossil was found dating 5 to 8 million years old .5 to 8 million years old . This elephant fossil found in Shivalik forest Badshahi Bagh area of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Chief Conservator of Forest in the area, VK Jain we found it few weeks back , there was detailed study on it in the Wadia Institute in Dehradun . VK Jain adds , it is a fossil that belongs to the Dhok Pathan Formation of the Shivalik range. It's a fossil of a Stegodon, a variety of an elephant which used to be found at an early age
This fossil is a middle-age deposition. We will preserve it and will research if more of it exists as well.”



Speaking about the discovery, Chief Conservator of Forest in the area, VK Jain told ANI, “We have found a fossil of a Stegodon, a variety of an elephant which used to be found at an early age. The fossil is from the Dhok Pathan Formation of the Shivalik.”

Despite finding it a few weeks ago, it was only after it was studied in the Wadia Institute in Dehradun that the information about the discovery was shared.

Speaking to ANI, Jain shared more about the fossil, “The fossil is a middle-age deposition. This is the first of its kind and we would like to preserve it and increase our research because if we were able to find it, there is a possibility that more of it exists as well.”