<h2 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the fossil of "New Chinese Dragon" unearthed in Guizhou Province, which is basically consistent with the legendary "Dragon" appearance</h2>
According to fossil identification, the new Chinese dragon lived roughly in the Triassic Period more than 200 million years ago, and could live in both amphibians and amphibians.
This dragon swims in the water with strong slurry-like limbs and a thick long tail.
The horns and claws are clearly visible
At present, all the new Chinese dragon fossils found are produced in the Guanling Fossil Group National Geopark, which shows people the original shape of the long horn of the dragon's head, which is extremely precious.
After careful stripping of the stone by experts, the "dragon horn" on the dragon's head has been completely preserved, which is almost the same as the mythical Chinese dragon, which has attracted the attention of paleontologists and many tourists to come and watch.
head
The Chinese dragon is a magical animal in the ancient mythology of the Chinese nation, a totem worshiped by the ancestor of the nation, the Yellow Emperor clan, and the Chinese of later generations is therefore called "the descendant of the dragon". In the past, paleontologists have always believed that the long-horned Chinese dragon is a fictional image of the Chinese ancestors, which only exists in myths and legends.
Body
This dragon fossil in Guizhou Province belongs to the "New Chinese Dragon" and was excavated in 1996 in Xinpu Township, Guanling County, Anshun City.
Horns, claws
The fossil is very well preserved, with a total length of 7.6 meters, of which the head is 76 cm long, the neck is 54 cm long, the body is 2.7 m long, the tail is 3.7 m long, the body is about 68 cm wide, the head is triangular, the mouth is 43 cm long, and the widest part of the head is about 32 cm.
Rib details
The dragon horn grows from the widest part of the head on the left and right sides, the double horns are symmetrical, about twenty-seven centimeters long, slightly curved, and the pair of "dragon horns" are cocked out on the dragon head, resembling the image of the dragon in ancient Chinese myths and legends. The two "dragon horns" excavated from the fossil head of the "New Chinese Dragon" in Guanling, Guizhou, are the first discovery in China, provide physical evidence for the long-horned dragons in ancient legends, and will provide new ideas for the chinese nation's research on the origin of the image of the dragon, which has great scientific and historical value.