Chinese scientists discover Himalayasaurus fossils in Tibet at 4,000m altitude, contributing to understanding prehistoric life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Near Gangkar Town in Dingri County, which is around 600 miles from the mountaineering base camp of Mt. Qomolangma, popularly known as Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, two specimens of Himalayasaurus fossils were discovered. This most recent discovery advances our knowledge of the largest prehistoric animal discovered on thePrior to the reign of the dinosaurs on land 210 million years ago, an ancient reptile, the Himalayasaurus, ruled the seas.
According to Wang Wei, an associate research fellow at the institute, the size of the freshly discovered vertebrae cross-sections is equivalent to that of a baseball cap, in contrast to the coin-sized cross-section of a human vertebra, emphasizing the significance of the discovery.
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