Largest Dinosaur Fossil Has Been Found in China
China says that they have found the world’s largest dinosaur fossil at eastern Shandong province.
Scientists had recovered some 7,600 fossils from a 300 metre (980 ft) long pit near Zhucheng city over the past seven months, Xinhua news agency said.
The discovered also found another 20 metre hadrosaurus fossil that could be another record for hadrosaurus size.
Zhucheng, known locally as China’s “Dinosaur City,” has produced dinosaur fossils in some 30 sites.
About Zhucheng
Zhucheng is a county-level city in Weifang prefecture, Shandong Province, China. It has a population of 1.06 million.
Zhucheng has been an important site for dinosaur excavation since 1960. The local community is known to use calcium rich fossils for traditional village remedies used to treat muscle cramps and other minor ailments.
The world’s largest hadrosaurid fossil was found in Zhucheng in the 1980s and is on display in the local museum.
Scientists have collected more than 50 metric tons (55 short tons) of fossils since 1960. The city has also been a place for smuggling of dinosaur bones; in January 2008, Australia returned hundreds of kilograms of Chinese dinosaur fossils, including dinosaur fossil eggs. These fossils were recovered during a sting operation carried out on warehouses and cargo containers.