Shillong, Jan 29: Geologists and the local MLA have expressed concern over the theft of fossil of ancestor of whales from a cave in Tolegre under Siju-Rongara in South Garo Hills.
Rakkam Sangma, who represents Rongara-Siju, said the fossil was cut and taken away.
“We don’t know who took it but the villagers have filed FIR”, he said.
Early part of last year, after a team of Core Geo Expedition discovered the fossil, Geological Survey of India (GSI) tried to examine it.
However, the villagers wanted to preserve it and hence further studies were not carried out.
An official with the GSI said it was an important find located in a cave and it would have revealed the transition of whales from land to water.
The villagers had closed the entrance of the cave after the discovery of the fossil.
A GSI team is expected to examine the area..
