Chongqing WanZhouOu dig out with 3 east fossil stegodon

The excavated a full eastern chongqing evening information reporter stegodon fossil RanWen perturbation

Chongqing evening news-because with the quaternary mammal fossil is well-known for its WanZhouOu yan jing ditch, broke the globe record: biome has found a reasonably full 3 east stegodon fossil.

Yesterday, chongqing organic museum curator of paleontology, unique analysis authorities ZhouShiWu introduction, so far, the exact same spot to dig out with three reasonably full stegodon fossils, in east no precedentacross the world.

From WanZhouOu museum data exhibits that this yan jing ditch in SAN WanZhouOu biome is usual town, karst landscape, limestone on various with the actions in the deep vertical fractures, funnel, be such as thequaternary deposits filling, animals, for example east stegodon buried in fossil.

The 1st can be a full Oriental stegodon fossil finding in 2007. That calendar year may, fossil enthusiasts to ditch the yan jing, automobile accident investigation discovered a white stone, of massive pets that skeleton. Soon, WanZhouOu museum in chongqing organic museum professional guidance commenced to explore, and, inside end, a protective having a full Oriental stegodon fossil this one.

In march this year, WanZhouOu museum to invite 3 gorges museum dates for the 3 gorges chongqing institute present, old mystery joint verification. As of may, one other two contain the exact same reasonably fullstegodon fossil have been found east, also discovered China through the evening rhinoceros claws beast, buffalo, ShuiLu, wild boar, bamboo mice, and old fossil. yet another shock could be the "three a", namely to pap saber-toothed tiger, leopard, Java Titan fossils, and within this spot to find.

Yesterday, WanZhouOu museum introduces, at present, the Oriental stegodon fossils discovered only in Asia and Africa, and scattered distribution. The yan jing gully inside exact same spot dig out with reasonably full eastthree stegodon fossil, the globe is rare.

ZhouShiWu, authorities say, with 3 east of globe stegodon fossils discovered inside exact same time period with the most plentiful and most full preservation with the old like fossil.

Three mind east stegodon die? A property

Yesterday, archaeological authorities infer mind east of three stegodon a whole lot of the bring about of death. three mind east caravans to appear here, just stegodon satisfy deluge. They have been sucked into funnel-shaped fissure, drowning death.

Oriental stegodon party of fight, three elephant in pain, he fell right into a funnel method to death, or their useless bodies inside battling in the flood following strike rushed in to the funnel.

Eastern time like? What stegodon wanzhou

At present, the east in GuWanZhou time period of existence stegodon scene, the medical analysis and inferred authorities repeatedly, turn out to be clear.

500000 to much more than a hundred many years ago, the wanzhou is subtropical forest climate. The yan jing lush valleys, the jungle area, rivers, with various pets during life. between them, the east or social, commonlystegodon caravans inside jungle, the banking institutions and deep canyons and borders damp grass appear, roots, twigs, grass and wild fruit is their food.

The massive panda to drill a jungle, around the grass, SaHuan roll inside sun. The malayan tapir, China Titan and ShuiLu as good as other pets within their territory, a carefree and leisurely. The east stretched outextended nose, in stegodon valley water...... in condition you consider the east by large stegodon system form and extended the teeth to look for hegemony, that could be considered a huge mistake, it is a vegetarian, temperament docile.

What style of wonderful unknown information?

The excavation with the chinese language program academy of sciences, inside procedure of GuJiZhui and old HuangWanBo institute professor arrived for the spot. He evaluation: "the yan jing ditch, the significance with the new discovered invaluable!"

Originally, unearthed fossils, to this form of Oriental stegodon extinct pets residing habits, survival time period of old environment natural environment all have really fundamental significance. In addition, the evolutionwith the other pets in modern times, contrast, and old origins and evolution with the natural environment background, etc, also has the really important significance.

In yet another development, on the geological history level, the yan jing see the region preserved the earlier pleistocene time period to advanced much more full biological evolution, is anticipated to create our nationto the south sequence stratigraphy of quaternary biological ruler. In other words, the region with the well-preserved mammal fossils quaternary inside world, really uncommon for advanced biological origin evolutionsupplies an irreplaceable substance support.

The yan jing ditch is what's good identified inside world?

The yan jing ditch is wealthy inside quaternary mammal fossils is well-known inside world, from 1921 to start. That year, the usa museum of organic background paleontologist grand central Asian expedition dr user interface for the Yangtze river basin investigation. through his ZhongYaoPu discovered by opportunity in the conventional chinese language program treatments "keel", with experience, he recognized with the oldmammal fossils.

According for the clue, he arrived to generate "keel" SAN yan jing ditch, variety for the Oriental stegodon, tiger, rhino, a panda, a great offer of old fossil raccoon, place this batch of infant smuggle all come back for the United States.

In 1953, grant, who, following the analyze user interface known as them "wanxian fauna" or "the yan jing ditch fauna". Now, the yan jing ditch fossil is nevertheless as high-quality products on present inside United States, the modern York museum of organic history.