Dinosaur enthusiast Ou Hongtao noticed noticeable height differences in the ground in the restaurant’s garden in Leshan city, state news agency Xinhua reported. Later, a team of professional paleontologists confirmed the discovery.
According to the experts, these are prints of two sauropods, herbivorous dinosaurs that were about 8 meters long and had a long neck. According to Lida Xing, who led the research team, it is the first time dinosaur footprints have been discovered in Leshan. Before the restaurant opened, there was a chicken farm on the property. The tracks were then hidden under a layer of sand and mud.
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