Dinosaur fossil dating back 125 mln years found in north China
STORY: Dinosaur fossil dating back 125 mln years found in north China
DATELINE: May 19, 2022
LENGTH: 00:03:45
LOCATION: HOHHOT, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of sites of dinosaur fossil at Urad Back Banner
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAI RUIMING, Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Bayannur City
3. various of sites of dinosaur fossil
STORYLINE:
Researchers have found a relatively complete dinosaur fossil dating back approximately 125 million years in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia, discovered it during a regular inspection of Urad Back Banner.
A preliminary study on bone morphology showed that the fossil belonged to an iguanodon in the Early Cretaceous period. It was large and close to adulthood, said Dai Ruiming from the museum.
Researchers are cleaning and reinforcing the giant skeleton of the large herbivorous dinosaur. Protection measures will be taken based on how many fossils they wi
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