<P> Some fossil snakes from the Cenozoic era are also known . </P> <P> Some scientists have suggested that the Deccan lava flows and the gases produced were responsible for the global extinction of dinosaurs however these have been disputed . </P> <P> Himalayacetus subathuensis the oldest - known whale fossil of the family Protocetidae (Eocene), about 53.5 million years old was found in the Simla hills in the foothills of the Himalayas . This area was underwater (in the Tethys sea) during the Tertiary period (when India was an island off Asia). This whale may have been capable of living partly on land . Other fossil whales from India include Remingtonocetus approximately 43 - 46 million years old . </P> <P> Several small mammal fossils have been recorded in the intertrappean beds, however larger mammals are mostly unknown . The only major primate fossils have been from the nearby region of Myanmar . </P>

Flora and fauna found in different parts of india