Dinosaur diplomacy: What you need to know about China’s ‘renewed emphasis’ on fossil research

According to Chinese dragon experts, the number and diversity of remains being discovered in China has been “unmatched” on a global level. &nbsp,

One of the richest and most renowned sites in the world, Dashanpu Middle Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils Site, has so far discovered more than 200 remains of animals and another vertebrates. &nbsp,

The most perfect bone of a stegosaurus reptile, which has unique tail peaks and kite-shaped plates on its back, were among them. &nbsp,

” These important remains provide essential material for research on reptile classification, biological characteristics, and biological history”, Huang Xinyue, deputy director of the Zigong dragon gallery, told the Global Times. &nbsp,

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More than 300 different dinosaur species have been found and identified in China to date, making that land the most of any other nation in the world. &nbsp,

According to statistics from the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology ( IVPP ) in Beijing, as of December 2023, China has named 343 kinds of dinosaurs. &nbsp,

Also, according to the US National Parks Service, the US and China remain the top two places to include named the most reptile types, with more than 320 each. &nbsp,

China’s first-discovered dragon was the Sinosauropteryx, a little predatory flying dragon and the first-known winged dragon, in the northern province of Liaoning by a geological hunter named Li Yumin. &nbsp,

In Yunnan country’s Lufeng area, a center for dinosaur looking, 400 dinosaur footprints dating back 120 million years were discovered this time, which included 400 dragon discoveries reported across the nation. This is a year of record-breaking dinosaur discoveries. &nbsp,

Researchers and archaeologists who were looking through the Yanshan Mountains in northern China in January discovered a remarkable find: exquisitely preserved rare fossils dating back to 1.63 billion years. This is a record for the oldest fossils of its kind. &nbsp,

Chinese paleontologists excavated dinosaur fossils from a construction site in Ganzhou, eastern Jiangxi province, the following month in February.

Later, it was discovered that the bones were those of a giant sauropod known as the Gandititan Cavocaudatus, who was said to have had a neck and tail length of more than 5 meters.

Chinese palaeontologists discovered two nearly entirely dinosaur fossils in North China’s Inner Mongolia earlier this month.

The groundbreaking find, named the Yuanyanglong Bainian ( which translates to lovebird dragon ) represents a new group of oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs, researchers said – bird-like dinosaurs known for their distinct short parrot-like skulls. &nbsp,

In October, a far-off and uninhabited island in Hong Kong was also the site of fossils that were thought to belong to a “large aged dinosaur,” with further research being conducted to learn more about the species. &nbsp,