An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.11

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(d) Krishna valley: The Krishna valley has yielded scantier faunal material than other peninsular deposits despite similar ecological and geological conditions. Perhaps the earliest record of fossils from the valley and its tributaries is by Foote, 1876. He discovered fossils of *Bos namadicus* (?) and an upper jaw of rhinoceros, which he described as a new species Rhinoceros *decanensis*, from the ossiferous deposits near Gokak in Dt Belgaum on the GHATAPRABHA river. Paddayya, 1969, discovered a fossiliferous Middle Palaeolithic site near HAGARGUNDI on the left bank of the river Bhima. The fossils discovered by him include *Bos namadicus*, *Cervus* sp. and *Elephas* sp. On stratigraphical, palaeontological and cultural grounds the deposits have been placed in the latter part of the Pleistocene.