A set of dinosaur fossils in good condition was discovered recently in suburban Qijiang County in Chongqing Municipality. The fossil assemblage has been preliminarily identified by archaeologists as the remains of a sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic Period 150 million years ago. According to sources, the sauropod dinosaur was the largest land animals during the Jurassic period.
The site of the excavation of fossils were found in Group No 1 of Heba village, in the street gunan, Qijiang district, also known as the "Edge of the Earth." Archaeologists began excavating the fossils on November 29, after which came one after another surprises. According to some sources, Qijiang district is rich in geological resources and has the largest concentration of dinosaur remains in southwest China, including species not found in other places. Currently, the District of Qijiang is requesting the establishment of "Forest of Chongqing on Stony Qijiang - National Geological Park Dinosaur Footprints."
Source: People Online
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