"Kashmir's Guryul Ravine Fossil Site Earns Geo-Heritage Recognition"

Kashmirs Guryul Ravine fossil site has gained geo-heritage recognition for its crucial evidence of the Permian–Triassic extinction event and the worlds earliest recorded tsunami.

• The Geological Survey of India has highlighted Guryul Ravine in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) for its fossil records, crucial to understanding the Permian–Triassic extinction event.
• Scientists believe Guryul Ravine contains the worlds earliest recorded tsunami evidence, embedded in a one-metre-thick geological boundary section in Kashmir.
• The significance of the fossil records found at Guryul Ravine extends to global geological studies, shedding light on the catastrophic changes during the Permian–Triassic extinction event.