On September 3, good news came from the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Zigong Dashu Dinosaur Group site was included in the World Geological Heritage List.
The Dashanpu Middle Jurassic dinosaur group is indeed unique, and the selected category is paleontology. Its discovery not only filled the short board of the Middle Jurassic dinosaur fossils in the history of dinosaur evolution in the world, but also provided extremely valuable fossil materials for the study of the early systematic evolution of dinosaurs in the world: for example, the most primitive sauropod dinosaur known in the world at present, Lishusaurus; At present, the most primitive new sauropod dinosaur reliably recorded in the world -- Dashapusaurus Dongshi; At present, the most primitive and well-preserved stegosaurus in the world -- Huayangsaurus Taibai.
Dashanpu is rich in Mid-Jurassic dinosaur fossil groups, which fill the gap in the history of dinosaur evolution and have great scientific value for studying the systematic evolution, physiological characteristics and living environment of dinosaurs and related ancient vertebrates, and is praised as "the temple of Jurassic dinosaur research in the world" by the paleontological circle.
