Source: CCTV news client
Recently, Lufeng City, Yunnan Province, found a number of dinosaur fossil skeletons exposed by heavy rain, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the local Dinosaur Fossil Conservation Center launched a scientific investigation of dinosaur fossils.
At present, two precious dinosaur fossils have been found in the local area, of which the smaller one has completed preliminary excavations and is undergoing restoration. Scientists and local fossil conservation departments have used excavation and restoration methods to conduct conservation surveys of another dinosaur skeleton fossil. At present, the cervical vertebrae of this dinosaur fossil are missing, the head has not been found, and the field staff has also expanded the work surface to conduct a larger area of search.
According to the preliminary judgment of scientists, the fossil is an adult dinosaur belonging to the genus Lufeng dragon in the early Jurassic period. However, which one of the genus Islufeng Dragon will have to wait for further scientific research before it can be finally judged.
You Hailu, researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Fossils are very valuable resources, if we find a dinosaur fossil without timely excavation and protection, it is easy to wind and sun weather, there will be no more. Through the study of dinosaurs, we can understand the evolution of life on Earth and what the essence of life really is.
In 1938, in Lufeng, Yunnan, Chinese excavated the fossil specimen of dinosaurs for the first time - "Xu's Lufeng Dragon". Therefore, Lufeng is known as the homeland of Chinese dinosaurs. Underground in Lufeng, there are still a large number of ancient dinosaur fossils buried.
The Central Radio and Television Station will track and report on the excavation work during the National Day. In order to better allow the audience to experience Jurassic World in an immersive way, the main station built an immersive mixed reality system in the live broadcast to achieve interactive live broadcasting in the wild, so that the dinosaurs being excavated were resurrected in situ and stood in front of the audience vividly.