A Fossil Bed dating back to the Holocene period has been discovered in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. In a social media post, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said this discovery significantly enriches the Quaternary fossil record of the country. Highlighting the significance of this discovery, Mr Yadav said that it will help to understand India’s ancient wildlife, environment, and climate in a better way. He informed that the fossil sites were exposed by torrential rains in 2023. The Minister added that at the request of the Thoothukudi administration in Tamil Nadu, a field survey by the Zoological Survey of India was conducted.