Palaeontologists unveil secrets of 240-million-year-old ‘Chinese dragon’
by Lucinda Cameron
Feb 23, 2024
2 minutes
More details of a long-necked creater compared to a Chinese dragon has been revealed for the first time following new research.
The Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossils were discovered in Guizhou province, southern China.
With 32 separate neck vertebrae, it had an extraordinarily long neck and its flippered limbs and in its stomach region indicated it was very well adapted to an oceanic lifestyle, researchers said.
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