An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t2.4

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Some fossils found in the Narmada valley definitely represent the forerunners of the present-day animals as indicated by the well-preserved features of the dentition and other osteological parts. The total complex of the faunal remains indicates that the valley was a vast savannah land punctuated by flood-plain lakes and swamps in which flourished a rich assemblage of hoofed mammals and reptiles. However it may be emphasized that the existing tropical climate in the area does not show any significant departure from the past one, so that the valley provided a favourable ecosystem where some of the animals which migrated from the n.-w. because of climatic rigour in the glacial periods of the Early Pleistocene could survive almost up to 20000 years ago.