Monday 25 June 2018

where was 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered ?

where was 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered  ?

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1) Laos

2)Japan

3)Korea

4)China

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4)China


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A turtle fossil dating back 150 million years to the Jurassic period has been found in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

A Farmer Liu Changyu found a turtle-shell-shaped "rock" while in Qijiang district earlier this month.


 paleontologists from the municipal exploration bureau confirmed it was a fossil of a snake-necked turtle from the Jurassic period

 The fossil will be displayed at the geological museum of Qijiang district.

Qijiang is rich in geological resources, including a cluster of dinosaur and primitive fish fossils.

Jurassic turtle fossils were previously found in Chongqing and in the neighbouring Sichuan province, but it is the first time for a snake-necked turtle fossil to be found in Qijiang District,

 

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