Dear friend of The Science and Geology/Paleontology,



Thank you all who participated and helped towards the research of Kutch Science
and Geology . Since last earthquake of Kutch in Jan 20006 we have accelerated
our geological research works in Kutch area. And we are proud that our work
comes with fruitful results. We have found parts of destroyed fossil of
crocodilians in April 2001in vanishing situation. So we invited all
Geologist/Paleontologists all over the world (Letter 4 at the bottom -October
27, 2001) to start research activity on this research. Lack of the
Paleontologists took longer to find the conclusive proofs. We sent that report
on 6/13/2002 to James Perran Ross that time Executive Officer Crocodile
Specialist Group with a quick response (Letter 3 at the bottom June 25, 2002)



We further received news in 2002 from Pandhro Lignite mine that similar 9 Miter
Crocodilian skeleton fossil was dug out of the mine was about 90 million years
old so we forwarded details to all Geologist/Paleontologists to accelerate/
initiate all research in that field.



Recently team of scientists from the Earth sciences Roorkee in Uttaranchal, have
taken great step to wards the LAKHPAT - HARUDI formation near coal mine area.
And found a big 10 meter long crocodilian fossil in Village JULRAI near HARUIDI
giving the conclusive proofs of the work gong in the right direction.

Descriptions



The fossils belong to the same family of ancient reptiles whose remains have
been found in the region between India and Pakistan. The creature lived in the
Cretaceous period, which lasted from 144 to 65 million years ago. It was the
last period during which dinosaurs lived.

In a rare discovery a team from the earth sciences Roorkee in Uttaranchal, found
a 45 million-year-old fossil of a crocodile in Julrai village in Lakhpat taluka
of Kutch district. According to paleontologists, associate professor in the
department, the crocodile skull that the team found is about 70 cm long,
suggesting that the body must have been about eight to 10 meter long. The rocks
from which this fossil was excavated were formed in what was then a swampy
environment. In the past couple of years, also discovered an assemblage of
fossil land mammals from a coal (lignite) mine at Pandhro in LAKHAPAT.

These fossils, between 52 and 55 million years old, have been discovered, the
collection includes distant ancestors of modern horses, humans, deer and cattle,
bats, insectivores and many more groups. The presence of animals related to
kangaroos in India approximately 52 million years ago".


1) Most recent reply



Dear Sir

The IUCN-SSC-Crocodile Specialist Group would like to publish the article on
"Crocodilians in KUTCH" in our quarterly CSG Newsletter.Are you able to
provide an English version?

Many thanks
Tom Dacey
CSG Executive Officer

2) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:00:56 -0000 From: "Kutch Science Foundation"
<kutchsciencefoundation@...>
To: <gwebb@...>
Subject: Recent findings : Subject: Fw: Crocodilians in KUTCH!!!

From: KutchScience (Further developments and findings - One was in LAKHPAT Coal
Mine - PANADHRO and now Again in Naredi - Harudi formation)

To: "Perran Ross" <prosscsg@...>
Cc: <christopher-brochu@...>; "Madras Croc Bank"
<sthiru@...>; "romulus whitaker" <draco@...>

Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 10:02 AM
Dear friends Of Science and geology,
GUJARATI news
http://www.gujaratsamachar.com/gsa/20060303/guj/gujarat/news51.html 45
million year old giant crocodilian fossil in Kutch LAKAPAT

Forwarded By yours Dr.BHUDIA-Science Group Of INDIA.





3) Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:11 AM

From: "Perran Ross" <prosscsg@...>
To: "Kutch Science @ hotmail" <kutchscience@...>
Cc: <christopher-brochu@...>; "Madras Croc Bank"
<sthiru@...>; "romulus whitaker" <draco@...>

Dear Dr. Bhudia,
Thanks for your interesting preliminary report of crocodilian fossils from
Kutch.We would be interested to recieve additional details as your research on
this topic proceeds.Sincerely James Perran Ross Executive Officer Crocodile
Specialist Group



James Perran Ross
Executive Officer, Crocodile Specialist Group
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall, Box 117800
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Phone 1 352 846 2566
fax 1 352 392 9367









4) At 05:08 PM 6/13/2002, you wrote:
From: <mailto:kutchscience@...>Kutch Science

Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 10:32 AM



At 05:08 PM 6/13/2002, you wrote:
From: <mailto:kutchscience@...>Kutch Science
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Crocodilians in KUTCH



Dear Science Friends,


I would like to write YOU all of our expert GEOLOGIST, Archaeologists and
ANTHROPOLOGIST on the subject of the new Geological researches. WE have seen
fossils of "Crocodiles" in "GUNAWARI" at GANGESWAR Dome. Shree DAS surveyed
KUTCH for ONGC mission and on mining project for ONGC. He observed the
importance of KUTCH on geological science. some of the fossils he declared as
Mesozoic (Ammonites +208Mn years and some CROCODILES "cretaceous period" 140 Mn
years together at the same place with a VAST time difference of more than 65Mn
Years). Some experts are in favour of those DINO "Supercroc " are Prejurassic -
Triassic +200 Mn years rather than "cretaceous period" 140 Mn years.What we are
thinking of the Fossils of the "crocodiles" are actually the ancestors
(10-12meters size and according to the wildlife expert David Attenborough
"Marine Dinosaurs") of the present time Crocodiles of 4 meter size. some
describes as "CROCODILIAN" ancestors of many species and that of crocodiles and
some explain as "Supercroc" "DINO". Those "sarcosuchus" ancestors of crocodiles
had protruding teeth and armoured plate and lifespan of more than 110 years
compared to 70 years of present life span of the crocodiles. Mesozoic Ammonites
+205Mn years and some CROCODILIANS of the "cretaceous period of - JUNGLES IN
KUTCH" +140 Mn years together at the same place with a VAST time difference of
65Mn Years makes us to re-think about the time scale and to understand geology
of KUTCH, wildlife, environment, history and fossils history. Perhaps we need to
ask our expert geologist Shree DAS to visit KUTCH again and give us an expert
second opinion on the subject to support the New research of Kutch geology. I
think this time every one should consult such an experts who are in our touch
and known to us to give their advise for
the benefit of the science of Geology.



By yours Dr.BHUDIA-Science Group Of INDIA.
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