The "Giant Shandong Dragon" section is on display. Photo by Li Mingrui
Jinan, January 17 (Li Mingrui) "Shandong Dragon - Through the Cretaceous" exhibition pre-exhibition exploration activities were held in Jinan on January 17, unveiling the "Giant Shandong Dragon" installation process on the spot. The exhibition will be launched in the near future, with the Shandong dragon of the Cretaceous period as the main exhibit, and the dinosaur family will be concentrated on the appearance.
According to the Shandong Museum, this exhibition plans to exhibit key exhibits such as giant Shandong dragon, giant Zhucheng Tyrannosaurus, Shi's Pan-footed Dragon, and Spiny-nosed Qingdao Dragon. Among them, the giant Shandong dragon is the largest known duckbill dinosaur in the world in 1964 in Zhucheng, Shandong. Its skeleton skeleton after the fossil assembly is 14 meters long and stands about 8 meters high.
The reporter saw at the scene on the same day that the staff carefully repaired and maintained the "Giant Shandong Dragon" exhibit, which was mighty and tall, and the audience could see its skeleton fossils at close range in the exhibition hall and feel the momentum of the Shandong Dragon.
Staff repair and maintain the "Giant Shandong Dragon". Photo by Li Mingrui
Sun Chengkai, director of the Nature Department of the Shandong Museum, told reporters that in the Cretaceous strata between Mengyin, Xintai, Zhucheng, Laiyang and Junan in Shandong, there are rich dinosaur fossils and their remains, including at least 13 types of dinosaur fossils, as well as dinosaur footprint fossils, dinosaur egg fossils, etc. "The Shandong region was a paradise for dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period, and most of the dinosaur fossils unearthed in the Cretaceous period were in the Shandong region."
In addition, this exhibition accurately obtains the three-dimensional data of dinosaur fossils, scientifically replicates the dinosaur skeleton through 3D model reconstruction and printing technology, more intuitively shows the original appearance of the Cretaceous dinosaur skeleton, brings immersive, regional and enlightening viewing experience to the audience, and integrates into the "teaching + research" model, planning and organizing research theme activities such as "Traces of Chalk, Starting from "Foot" and "Returning from Egg Recognition", so that participants can learn dinosaur knowledge in multiple directions and angles. Fully understand the ecological environment of Shandong during the Cretaceous period and the knowledge of dinosaur development and reproduction. (End)