HONG KONG: Scientists have discovered dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong for the first time, the city's government announcement on Wednesday (Oct 23), adding that the species remains unknown.
An expert from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences cleaning and preparing a rock containing dinosaur bone fossil, and clearing the rock covering the fossil discovered in Hong Kong 's Port Island.
Scientists have discovered dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong for the first time, the city's government announcement on Wednesday , adding that the species remains unknown. Experts from Hong Kong and mainland China identified the fossils as belonging to a large, aged dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, around 145 million to 66 million years ago, the Development Bureau said in a statement.Further analysis will be conducted to confirm the species of the dinosaur, the statement said.They were discovered on Hong Kong's remote, northeastern Port Island, where suspected vertebrate fossils were first spotted in sedimentary rock in March.
The small, uninhabited outlying islet - part of Hong Kong's 150 sq km UNESCO Global Geopark - has been closed from Wednesday for further excavations. We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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