On October 24, researchers from the Hubei Academy of Geological Sciences discovered a large number of fossil materials in Yinggou, Luoxing Village, Hekou Township, Yuan'an County, through systematic excavations. The picture shows a fossil specimen of Guizhou dragon in Yuan'an.
After identification, these fossils are Hubei crocodiles and primitive ichthyosaurs and finnosaur fossils from the Triassic period. The picture shows a fossil specimen of Sun's Nanzhanglong.
The fossil structure is intact, and the oldest is 247 million years old. The picture shows the fossil specimen of the short-necked Hubei crocodile.
The Triassic period was a geological epoch dating from 250 million to 200 million BC, located between the Permian and Jurassic periods. The picture shows the fossil specimen of the crocodile in the north of Nanzhanghu.
Hubei crocodile and ichthyosaur were marine reptiles of the early Triassic period. The picture shows the ecological restoration of the dragon preying on Hubei crocodiles.
Among them, Hubei crocodile fossils have only been found in Yuan'an and the Nanzhang inspection area near Yuan'an, which is a unique special taxon in the world. The picture shows a fossil specimen of the broad-headed far-an salamander (the above pictures are provided by the Hubei Academy of Geological Sciences).