Some fossils, named the “China dragon fossils”, were recently exhibited in the Xinwei Ancient Life Fossils Museum in Anshun, Guizhou. When archeologists first stripped the clay off the fossil, they found the dragon had a pair of horns above its head and the shape of the dragon was very like the legendary animal often described in books and stories.
The dragon fossil was found in Guanling County, Anshun City, in 1996, and has been kept in a good condition. It is measured 7.6 meters long. Its head is 76 centimeters long and the neck is 54 centimeters long. The body is 2.7 meters in length and 68 centimeters in width, and the tail is 3.7 meters long.
The dragon’s head is in a triangle shape. Its mouth is 43 centimeters long. The widest part of the head is 32 centimeters long. The horns project from the widest part of the head, and are symmetrical and 27 centimeters long. They are a little bit curved and tilted, which makes the fossil look very much like the legendary dragon.
The China dragon was a reptile animal living in the ocean in Triassic Period about 200 million years ago. It was an amphibian. It spent most of its time living in water, although sometimes it walked on land. It also laid eggs on land. The animal lived on fish and small reptile animals.
This is the first time that China found a dragon fossil with a pair of horns. Its discovery provides some evidence to prove that dragons might really have horns. The fossil provides important scientific information for people to trace the origin of the Chinese legendary dragon.
3 years ago
4 Comments:
Okay Shirley this is way cool, and cool isn't a word i throw around lightly,..... well yeah it is, but it is sooo cool, good find.
Hey Bob Thanks! ... it's nifty isn't it?
It is a fake prop used in the series Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real.
The prop was necessary so that examiners could perform a pretend autopsy on it.
Most of the show was made via special effects.
Even its mountain-excavation was staged and scripted.
It was not a real event but a description of what MIGHT or COULD have happened if a Dragon were unearthed.
You can read about it on Animal Planet's website.
Do you honestly think that a priceless discovery like a factual Dragon mummy would be left on a dingy shop floor, to decay in the open air?
So......the truth isn't important to you, then?
Will you be shattered if I tell you that the smurfs are not real? ....
(not the same anonymous)
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