General

Dinosaur tracks have been found in China’s Jilin province: Scientists

Author : NewsGram Desk

Beijing, March 11, 2017: Dinosaur tracks have been found in China's Jilin province, scientists said.

The tracks were found on a rural mountain road in Longjing city in August 2015, Xinhua news agency quoted the scientists from China, South Korea and the US as saying.

"The tracks include footprints of 55 cm long hadrosaurs. The trackmaker's body could have reached seven metres long," Xing Lida, associate professor from China University of Geosciences, said.

Check out NewsGram for latest international news updates.

Several tracks of carnivorous dinosaurs were also discovered with various footprint sizes ranging from 43 to 21 centimetres, Xing said.

The discovery will help with research to understand the region's landscape during the Cretaceous period, Xing said. (IANS)

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube and WhatsApp 

Young Man Amputates Own Foot to Seek MBBS Admission Under Disability Quota, Probe Reveals Truth

AIIMS Delhi Performs Rare Two-Stage Surgery to Remove 19.9 kg Tumour from Advanced Colon Cancer Patient

Nagaland Integrates Drone Technology into Healthcare Delivery to Improve Emergency Response and Access

Paris and London are ‘No Longer Recognizable,’ After They Opened Their Doors for ‘Jihad’: When Trump Warns of rapid Islamization of West in his 2024 Campaign Rally

ICE Detains Five-Year-Old Boy in Minnesota, Allegedly Using Him as ‘Bait,’ Sparking Outrage from Democrats