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Biswas, O. 1992. Calcutta and Calcuttans: from Dihi to Megalopolis. Calcutta, Firma KLM.

Calcutta and Calcuttans: from Dihi to Megalopolis

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Location India Subject Taxonomy Species Fossil Rhinos

[11] The skeletal remains of one-horned rhinoceros have been recovered from Meenaklare, Gobra, Calcutta. They point to the alluvial swamps of Calcutta, a thousand years ago. [note: . S. Chakraborti, ‘Stones and Bones of a City’s Dawn’, in ‘The Statesman’, November 15, 1982]

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