Recently, after the mass report, dinosaur fossils were found on the surface of Lufeng City, and the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Conservation and Research Center organized personnel to carry out protective excavations of the fossils in a timely manner.
The dinosaur fossils found this time are located on the slopes of Dahuangtian Village at the junction of Jinshan Town and Zhongcun Township in Lufeng City, and due to soil erosion and other reasons, if the excavation is not organized in time, it will face the risk of natural weathering damage. In order to avoid risks, Lufeng City carried out rescue excavations of the fossil in time.
Wang Tao, head of the Dinosaur Fossil Conservation and Research Center of Lufeng City, said: "At present, according to the fossils we have found for many years, the fossil may be a type of giant Lufeng dragon species, judging by its tail, thigh bone, etc., it should be about 8 meters." ”
With the deepening of the excavation, the true appearance of the dinosaur fossil will gradually be exposed to the ground, and the dinosaur fossil is more than 70% complete, which has brought great shock to the experts who excavated on the site.
From the world's dinosaur fossil excavation site, it is rare to preserve more than 70% of the fossils. If the cervical vertebrae head can be found in the next excavation, it is a national treasure-level dinosaur fossil, and it is also a shocking event in the history of world excavations. Wang Tao said.
It is understood that this fossil of Gonglong is from a 180 million-year-old Jurassic stratum. At present, rescue excavations are being carried out urgently. (Correspondents Meng Chunhui, Zhang Haocheng, Feng Xingrui, Liu Zenghui)