It's true! "Fujian finally has its own dinosaur!" About 150 million years ago
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Collaborating with Fujian Geological Survey and Research Institute
First discovery of dinosaur fossils in Fujian
Through research, it has been confirmed that the fossil species is
Currently, the world is known to have the latest Jurassic period in the world
And the bird winged dinosaur with the southernmost geographical location
Between 148 million to 150 million years ago
Researchers named it "Strange Fujian Dragon"
This achievement was achieved on September 6th
Published in the international academic journal Nature
Fill the research gap!
Discovery of new bird winged dinosaur fossils
This fossil was found in October 2022
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Discovered in the Zhenghe Daxi Basin in northern Fujian
After nearly a year of repair and analysis
The research team believes that the newly discovered species
The forelimbs are similar to those of the Archaeopteryx
Relatively slender hind limbs
Between dinosaurs and birds in terms of body shape
It is a type of person who is good at running
Or small theropod dinosaurs living by the water's edge
Name it "Strange Fujian Dragon"
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Introduction by Researcher Wang Min
Strange Fujian dragons belong to a group of creatures that live in
Dinosaurs called "bird winged dinosaurs" from the late Jurassic period
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So far, what has been discovered worldwide
Fossils of bird winged dinosaurs from the entire Jurassic period are very rare
Only three locations have such preservation
A Yanliao Biota in Western Liaoning, Hebei and Other Regions of China
A Sorenhofen in Germany
The Strange Fujian Dragon represents the third one
Through the restoration of the entire Jurassic global paleogeography
The discovery of the strange Fujian dragon represents
"Fossil Records of Birds and Dinosaurs Living at the Southernmost Latitude"
To study the origin and evolution of birds
Provided important information
It is reported that bird wings are composed of
A transitional species in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds
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The earliest discovered bird wing species in China
In the Yanliao Biota
About 160 million years ago
Afterwards, the Jehol Biota discovered
The earliest primitive bird fossils
About 130 million years ago
There is a gap of approximately 30 million years in the evolution process of the two
Fujian Geological Survey and Research Institute
Senior engineer Xu Liming said
After research, it has been determined that the strange Fujian dragon
Between 148 million to 150 million years ago
This discovery compensates for the origin of birds
Partial blanks in time and space
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To study the origin and evolution of birds
Provided important information
Except for the strange Fujian dragon
The inspection team also discovered that during the same period as the strange Fujian dragon
A large number of well preserved reptile fossils
Including aquatic/semi aquatic turtles and dragons
The researchers named it "Political and Animal Group"
This is also the latest known Jurassic period globally
The animal group with bird wings preserved in the southernmost geographical location