December 6, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Wang Yu, a well-known fossil researcher, found 20 million-year-old fossils in the Huai'an Municipal Government Hall. Mr. Wang introduced that he has a habit, as long as he sees the marble floor, he will look at it, and the fossil of the municipal government hall is a fossil of gastropods, which is a large conch. Mr. Wang said that after he found out, he communicated with the government staff about the matter, and the other party was very happy.
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<h4>Imported marble hides paleontological fossils! </h4>
On January 8, the Office of the National Paleontological Fossil Expert Committee organized relevant experts to confirm on the spot that 53 of the 56 suspected paleontological fossils seized by Xiamen Customs in the imported marble products goods were generally protected paleontological fossils. This is also the first case of containing paleontological fossils seized at the guan in recent years.
On November 27, 2019, a trading company in Xiamen declared to Xiamen Customs in the form of general trade that a batch of marble blocks and marble products had been imported from Morocco. The customs officer at the customs site inspected and found that the front part of the container of the batch of goods was the marble block of the declared goods, and the marble products carried in the middle of the container were abnormal in shape, suspected of some kind of fossil. The customs immediately sealed the goods and at the same time requested the land and resources department to intervene in advance. After the identification of relevant experts, it was confirmed that of the 56 pieces of goods hidden in the marble, 53 were generally protected paleontological fossils, mainly fossils of cephalopods such as ammonites, trilobites and sea lilies, of which the largest marine lily fossils were about 190 cm long and 183 cm wide.
According to Article 32 of the Regulations on the Protection of Fossil Paleontology, where a domestic unit or individual enters the country with fossils of ancient organisms obtained from abroad, it shall declare to the Customs and go through the formalities for entering the country in accordance with the relevant provisions of customs administration. At present, the case has been transferred to the relevant departments for follow-up processing.
<h4>(Original title: City Hall floor tiles are now 20 million years old fossils, scholars: 40 cm conch, see for the first time in his life).</h4>
<h4>Source: North Evening New Visual Synthesis, Triptych Life Weekly Southeast Morning Post</h4>
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