February
25
/ 2024
In the ‘Year of the Dragon’, a poetically perfect discovery has been made as the complete fossil of an aquatic creature that resembles the mythical ‘Chinese Dragon’ has been uncovered! The entire fossil of the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis dates back 240 million years to the Triassic period, and has been uncovered in southern China’s Guizhou Province. The 5-meter (16.4 feet) long reptile was first discovered in 2003, and the reptile would use its unbelievably long neck to ambush hapless prey in shallow waters. Studying the Resemblance: Science to Myth An international collaboration of scientists from China, the USA, and Europe, led by Dr. Stephan Spiekman, a paleontologist at the Stuttgart Natural History Museum, has conducted extensive research on newly discovered fossils
