For the first time, scientists have discovered dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong, according to a statement released by the city’s government on Wednesday ( October 23 ), adding that the species is still unidentified.
The Development Bureau said in a statement that experts from Hong Kong and mainland China had identified the remains as belonging to a huge, aging reptile from the Eocene period, which spanned between 145 million and 66 million years ago.
Around six million years ago, it is thought that the first people made their way to Earth.
More research will be done to determine the dinosaur’s species, according to the speech.
The remains will be put on public show from Friday, it added.
In March, suspected vertebrate fossils were first discovered in sedimentary rock on Hong Kong’s distant, northern Port Island, where they were discovered.
The tiny, abandoned surrounding islet- part of Hong Kong’s 150 square km UNESCO Global Geopark- has been closed from Wednesday for more excavations.