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Over 400 Cretaceous dinosaur footprint fossils discovered in SW China

STORY: Over 400 Cretaceous dinosaur footprint fossils discovered in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footages DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:12 LOCATION: LUFENG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dinosaur footprint fossils STORYLINE: Over 400 dinosaur footprint fossils from the early Cretaceous period have been discovered in southwest China's Yunnan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lufeng, China. (XHTV)

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Oct 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Photo taken on Oct 10, 2023 shows the excavation site of dinosaur bones at Shandong Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Oct 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur Research in China

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Dinosaur bones are seen at the Tsintosaurus fossil site at the Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark in Yantai, Shandong province, China, October 10, 2023. According to the Museum of Palaeozoology of China, as of December 2020, China has researched and named 322 species of dinosaurs, ranking first in the world. The number continues to grow at a rate of about 10 new discoveries each year.

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Dinosaur highlights tourism in NE China's Yanji

STORY: Dinosaur highlights tourism in NE China's Yanji DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: YANJI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yanji Dinosaur Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JINZHE, Director, Dinosaur Culture Research and Development Center, Yanji 3. various of Yanji Dinosaur Kingdom 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DU YAN, Staff of Yanji Dinosaur Kingdom 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JING SILUO, Tourist 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG YINGHUI, Tourist STORYLINE: In a momentous find in 2016, researchers unearthed the fossil of a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period in northeast China's Yanji. This remarkable discovery not only sparked scientific intrigue but also presented a golden opportunity for local tourism. Harnessing the significance of this find, authorities in Yanji undertook a holistic approach, integrating fossil excavation, preservation, and scientific research. The outcome was the establishment of the groundbreaking Yanji Dinosaur Museum, a specialized instituti

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Jurassic Quest Exhibition Held in Texas

STORY: Jurassic Quest exhibition held in Texas DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. exhibition's entrance 2. various of dinosaur models and audiences in the exhibition STORYLINE: From June 9 to 11, 2023, Dallas, Texas hosted the Jurassic Quest Dinosaur Exhibition, the largest interactive dinosaur experience in North America. The exhibition featured life-sized dinosaur models that spanned 165 million years of history, from the Triassic to the Cretaceous periods. Visitors could walk among the realistic dinosaurs and learn about their habits, habitats, and evolution. The dinosaur models were made with exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail, matching the proportions and appearances of their ancient counterparts. They also had sound and lighting effects that made them seem alive and ready to roar. The exhibition was a thrilling adventure for children, who could not only see the dinosaurs up close, but also ride on some of them and intera

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Prehistory fish fossils found as new freshwater species

KANAZWA, Japan - The education board in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, displays fossils of a new freshwater fish species of the Sinamia family unearthed from a stratum in the first half of the Cretaceous period, or 130 million years ago, in the Sea of Japan city on Oct. 1, 2014. The board has given the scientific name of Sinamia Kukurihime to the fish after the name of a local shrine.

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New genus, species of titanosaur found in Hyogo

KOBE, Japan - Haruo Saegusa, chief researcher at the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, holds fossil remains on Aug. 7, 2014, of a partial skeleton of a titanosaur dating from the Lower Cretaceous period that were unearthed in the prefecture. The dinosaur represents a new genus and species of titanosauriform sauropods.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows a fossil found in the city in May 2012 which has since been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from neighboring Aomori Prefecture. A fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from Aomori Prefecture, holds a fossil in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013. The fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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New dinosaur species

FUKUI, Japan - Fossils of a new dinosaur species, named Fukuititan nipponensis, are placed at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture. The museum announced June 8, 2010, the fossils unearthed since 2007 from a Lower Cretaceous Period (about 120 million years ago) layer in Katsuyama are of a new sauropod species of about 10 meters long.

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9-year-old girl discovers fossil of new species of lobster

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Natsumi Kumagai from Hannan, Osaka Prefecture, holds fossil remains of a new species of lobster at the Wakayama prefectural government building in the city of Wakayama on Dec. 10. The nine-year-old dug out the fossil of the new lobster ''Hoploparia natsumiae,'' which was named after her given name, from the Lower Cretaceous stratum (130 million years ago) in the town of Yuasa, Wakayama Prefecture, in December last year.

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85 mil.-year-old dinosaur skull found in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A dinosaur skull dating back about 85 million years ago has been unearthed in a mountain in the town of Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Mifune Dinosaur Museum said Oct. 13. The museum said the fossilized skull belonging to a herbivore named hadrosaurid is from the early phase of the Late Cretaceous Period and that it is probably one of the oldest of its kind in Japan.

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85 mil.-year-old dinosaur skull found in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A dinosaur skull (front) dating back to about 85 million years ago has been unearthed in a mountain in the town of Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Mifune Dinosaur Museum said Oct. 13. The museum said the fossilized skull belonging to a herbivore named hadrosaurid is from the early phase of the Late Cretaceous Period and that it is probably one of the oldest of its kind in Japan. In back is a replica.

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Fossil of extinct primitive ant found 1st time in Japan

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A fossil of an extinct species of a primitive ant dating back to around 85 million years ago, belonging in the sphecomyrminae, has been discovered in Japan for the first time, the Myrmecological Society of Japan said on May 5. The fossil of the wasp-like ant has so far only been found in the United States and Russia, the society said. The fossil was found preserved in amber (in photo), which was taken from a stratum from the late Cretaceous period in Iwaki and Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Early Cretaceous rock formation in HKSAR selected as IUGS geological heritage site

STORY: Early Cretaceous rock formation in HKSAR selected as IUGS geological heritage site DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the park and hexagonal volcanic rock columns 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHAN YU NAM, Senior Geopark Officer, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of HKSAR 3. various of hexagonal volcanic rock columns STORYLINE: The Early Cretaceous rhyolitic columnar rock formation (hexagonal volcanic rock columns) in Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Hong Kong Geopark) had been selected as one of the First 100 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Heritage Sites. It was announced by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday. According to geologists, the columnar rock formation in Sai Kung District originated from volcanic activities in the region about 140 million years ago. Experts believe that a vo

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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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9-year-old girl discovers fossil of new species of lobster

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Natsumi Kumagai from Hannan, Osaka Prefecture, holds fossil remains of a new species of lobster at the Wakayama prefectural government building in the city of Wakayama on Dec. 10. The nine-year-old dug out the fossil of the new lobster ''Hoploparia natsumiae,'' which was named after her given name, from the Lower Cretaceous stratum (130 million years ago) in the town of Yuasa, Wakayama Prefecture, in December last year. (Kyodo)

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Fossil of extinct primitive ant found 1st time in Japan

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A fossil of an extinct species of a primitive ant dating back to around 85 million years ago, belonging in the sphecomyrminae, has been discovered in Japan for the first time, the Myrmecological Society of Japan said on May 5. The fossil of the wasp-like ant has so far only been found in the United States and Russia, the society said. The fossil was found preserved in amber (in photo), which was taken from a stratum from the late Cretaceous period in Iwaki and Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Peter Horton & Kari Coleman Characters: Dr. Donald Hayden & Elizabeth Sample Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Pteranodon Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Liz Strauber & T-Rex Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Peter Horton Characters: Dr. Donald Hayden Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Peter Horton & Liz Strauber Characters: Dr. Donald Hayden & Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Brett Leonard Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Liz Strauber & Ornithomimus Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Liz Strauber Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998)

Ornithomimus, Liz Strauber,T-Rex Film: T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (1998) Director: Brett Leonard 23 October 1998 Date: 23 October 1998

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IMAX 3D FILM CAMERA on the set of T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACE

IMAX 3D FILM CAMERA on the set of T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS in Alberta, Canada

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T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS

T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS LIZ STAUBER Date: 1998

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T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS

T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS LIZ STAUBER Date: 1998

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T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS

T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS LIZ STAUBER Date: 1998

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IMAX ADVERT FOR THE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGE FROM T-REX BACK TO

IMAX ADVERT FOR THE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGE FROM T-REX BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS PICTURE FROM THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE

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Fossilized jawbone judged as that of newly discovered lizard species

A fossilized lower jawbone unearthed in 2007 from a geological layer of the Lower Cretaceous (some 110 million years ago) in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is shown to the press at the Museum of Nature and Human Activities in nearby Sanda on Feb. 4, 2015. It has proved to be that of a newly discovered lizard species. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dinosaur foreleg fossil found in Fukui, largest class in Japan

FUKUI, Japan - A fossil of a foreleg believed to belong to a large plant-eating dinosaur was excavated in a stratum from the Cretaceous period in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum said July 11. The fossil is one of the largest foreleg fossils ever discovered in Japan, with its length estimated at about 90 centimeters and width about 25 cm, according to the museum. Photo was provided by the museum. (Kyodo)

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85 mil.-year-old dinosaur skull found in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A dinosaur skull (front) dating back to about 85 million years ago has been unearthed in a mountain in the town of Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Mifune Dinosaur Museum said Oct. 13. The museum said the fossilized skull belonging to a herbivore named hadrosaurid is from the early phase of the Late Cretaceous Period and that it is probably one of the oldest of its kind in Japan. In back is a replica. (Kyodo)

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85 mil.-year-old dinosaur skull found in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A dinosaur skull dating back about 85 million years ago has been unearthed in a mountain in the town of Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Mifune Dinosaur Museum said Oct. 13. The museum said the fossilized skull belonging to a herbivore named hadrosaurid is from the early phase of the Late Cretaceous Period and that it is probably one of the oldest of its kind in Japan. (Kyodo)

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New dinosaur species

FUKUI, Japan - Fossils of a new dinosaur species, named Fukuititan nipponensis, are placed at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture. The museum announced June 8, 2010, the fossils unearthed since 2007 from a Lower Cretaceous Period (about 120 million years ago) layer in Katsuyama are of a new sauropod species of about 10 meters long. (Kyodo)

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Prehistory fish fossils found as new freshwater species

KANAZWA, Japan - The education board in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, displays fossils of a new freshwater fish species of the Sinamia family unearthed from a stratum in the first half of the Cretaceous period, or 130 million years ago, in the Sea of Japan city on Oct. 1, 2014. The board has given the scientific name of Sinamia Kukurihime to the fish after the name of a local shrine. (Kyodo)

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New genus, species of titanosaur found in Hyogo

KOBE, Japan - Haruo Saegusa, chief researcher at the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, holds fossil remains on Aug. 7, 2014, of a partial skeleton of a titanosaur dating from the Lower Cretaceous period that were unearthed in the prefecture. The dinosaur represents a new genus and species of titanosauriform sauropods. (Kyodo)

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Robot2020 Exhibition, Technical Museum in Brno

Robotic model of a Mesolithic herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period at the Robot2020 exhibition in the Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic, December 8, 2020. The exhibition is inspired by the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the word robot into Czech and other languages. Czech Republic softened the fourth alert level to the third as of the 3rd of December, with all shops, services and restaurants reopening and facilities such as museums, galleries and zoos partly resuming operation. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Robot2020 Exhibition, Technical Museum in Brno

Robotic model of a Mesolithic herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period at the Robot2020 exhibition in the Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic, December 8, 2020. The exhibition is inspired by the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the word robot into Czech and other languages. Czech Republic softened the fourth alert level to the third as of the 3rd of December, with all shops, services and restaurants reopening and facilities such as museums, galleries and zoos partly resuming operation. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)