Source: Fujian News Channel
January 12, Information Office of fujian provincial government
Holding a press conference to inform -
Fujian found large-scale
Late Cretaceous dinosaur footprints
It is located in Shanghang County, Longyan City
On the west side of Longxiang, a community south of the town
Experts confirm
This set of dinosaur footprints
It has been buried underground for more than 80 million years
Footprints from 80 million years ago
You taste carefully
On November 7, 2020, the Fujian Provincial Dinosaur Resources Joint Expedition was exploring on an inconspicuous hillside next to Longxiang Avenue in Shanghang County, when a three-toed dinosaur footprint was accidentally found under the reddish-brown weathered soil covered by the slope.
The expedition team gradually surveyed from the bottom of the slope upwards
Surprising surprises ensued
On a slope of about 1600 square meters
The expedition team gradually cleared out
More than 240 dinosaur footprints
They belong to the plant-eating sauropods, respectively,
Large medium to small ornithopods,
carnivorous large three-toed theropods,
Two-toed dinosaurs
and small theropods, etc
At least 8 species of traceable dinosaurs
It is understood that this is Fujian Province
The first time a record of dinosaur activity has been found
It is also the largest area found in China at present
The most diverse Group of Late Cretaceous dinosaur footprints
A variety of dinosaur footprints are well preserved
Track mode is clear
Among them, the late Cretaceous large dinosaurs walked
It was first discovered in China
The level of the site profile is also preserved
Wave marks, mud cracks, insect trails, etc
Rich in sedimentary structures and fossil remains
Expert judgment
eighty million years ago
The slope was probably originally a lakeside
Xing Lida, associate professor of China University of Geosciences, thinks
This fossil discovery is a global collection of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs
Diversity studies are of great significance
At present, the relevant departments of Fujian Province have launched a project to protect this dinosaur footprint group, while ensuring the smooth progress of related scientific expeditions, to prevent open-air weathering and man-made damage.
Source: Haibo TV, Fujian News Network