Overview

• Villagers in Megha, Jaisalmer, uncovered a large bone‑shaped formation alongside pieces resembling petrified wood during pond excavation.
• Fatehgarh SDM Bharatraj Gurjar and the Tehsildar inspected the site, and authorities alerted the Geological Survey of India for a formal probe.
• One outlet, Republic World, attributed a Jurassic vertebra identification to hydro-geologist Narayan Das Inakhiya, a claim not yet independently verified.
• Other experts quoted in coverage stress that classification and age will depend on a GSI-led investigation with appropriate dating methods.
• The site drew crowds and, according to News18, was sealed for examination in a region that has previously yielded dinosaur-era fossils and footprints.