Did you know that over 240 million years ago, the Sichuan Basin was still a vast ocean? Over time the land changed, leaving large salt and mineral deposits and forming the perfect habitat for dinosaurs during the Jurassic period. The result of this, plus some odd theories regarding their extinction, is one of the largest concentrations of fossilized dinosaur bones in the world.
Walking into the Dinosaur Museum you are soon greeted by a large, open, archaeological pit. Interested in fossils or not, the large concentration of bones is mind-bending. Adjacent to the pit is a large room with complete skeletons, bringing the fossils you’ve just seen emerging from the earth to life. Many new species were discovered here, including the aptly named Szechuanosaurus.
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