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India’s geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures

Scientists estimate that several hundred geological sites are threatened by the prospect of vandalism or development.
  1. Priyanka Pulla
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India’s scientists are lobbying lawmakers to protect the country’s myriad geological sites and fossils from looting and development. Among the country's geological gems are a large, scientifically significant dinosaur nest and a formal marker for a geologic age.

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Nature 572, 163-164 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02361-6

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