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PALEONTOLOGISTS in Heyuan, a city in northeast Guangdong known for dinosaur fossils and eggs, recently evacuated more oviaptorosauria fossil remains that set a world record.
The remains are part of a dinosaur, also known as Heyuannia huangi, that was originally discovered in 1999. The new find makes it the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever recovered, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported Monday.
The city is planning to apply to the Guinness World Records, according to a spokesperson for the Heyuan Dinosaur Museum.
The Heyuan dinosaur is believed to have lived in the Cretaceous Period, around 65 million years ago, a time that is known as the last portion of the "Age of Dinosaurs." Many insect groups, modern mammal and bird groups appeared after that period.
According to Lu Juncang, who is responsible for the evacuation, the fossils were found four meters under ground.
The museum now has over 6,000 dinosaur eggs, 7 dinosaur fossils and eight groups of 100 rare fossil footprints.
Editor: Wings
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