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Dashanpu / Zigong dinosaur quarry (China, protected)

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Sauropods (Shunosaurus), stegosaurs in Lower Shaximiao Fm (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Jurassic

In-situ Jurassic bonebed. Protected; museum.

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