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Photo taken on June 24, 2021 shows dinosaur fossils in Lufeng City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo: China News Service /Li Jiaxian)
Lufeng Dinosaur Fossils Protection and Research Center on Thursday started repair work on a dinosaur fossil that was found in May this year. A 70-percent intact dinosaur fossil with cervical, back and tail vertebrae found in Lufeng has been unearthed for further recovery and study. According to researchers, its skeleton belonged to a sauropod dinosaur, about 8 meters long and 3.5 to 4 meters high.
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Researchers examine the packaged dinosaur fossils in Lufeng City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service /Li Jiaxian)
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Researchers repair dinosaur fossils in Lufeng City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service /Li Jiaxian)
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Researchers repair dinosaur fossils in Lufeng City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service /Li Jiaxian)