Guryul Ravine in Srinagar is declared a National Geoheritage Site, preserving fossils from the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The recent declaration of Guryul Ravine at Khanmoh, on Srinagar’s outskirts, as a National Geoheritage Site by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a historic and long-awaited step for Kashmir. This recognition not only celebrates the region’s rich geological past but also underscores its global significance. The Guryul Ravine, part of the Permian-Triassic Boundary section, preserves a 252-million-year-old sedimentary record marking the Great Dying , the mass extinction that wiped out nearly 90 per cent of marine life and 70 per cent of land species. Fossil layers of Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Bivalves,

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