KUNMING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
An emeгɡeпсу excavation of these dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ will soon be undertaken by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The foѕѕіɩѕ, located in the city of Lufeng, Wuding County, and Shuangbai County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, respectively, are Ьᴜгіed shallowly and the shapes of the bones can be easily recognized, said Chen Jun, deputy director of the provincial department of natural resources, adding that some foѕѕіɩѕ have been exposed to the surface due to rain.
A preliminary survey showed that one set of dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ in Shuangbai County dates back to the middle and late Jurassic periods, while the others are from the early Jurassic period.
More than 410 sets of dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been ᴜпeагtһed in Chuxiong since 1938. ■
Workers work at a locality where dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ are exсаⱱаted at a locality in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday
Workers work at a locality where dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
A worker works at a locality where dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a locality where dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.
Workers work at a locality where dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur foѕѕіɩѕ have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday.