The Geological Survey of India (GSI) recently warned the Jammu and Kashmir administration about a serious threat to the Guryul Ravine fossil site near Khonmoh, Srinagar. Guryul Ravine is located in the Vihi district of Jammu and Kashmir and is geologically significant. It contains fossils from the Permian–Triassic extinction event that occurred around 260 million years ago. This event, known as the End-Permian Extinction or the Great Dying, wiped out nearly all life on Earth. The site also records the world’s first-ever tsunami event, still visible in its rock layers.
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