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Huaguoping Fossil Site

Published: 2026-10-06 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-10-06 — The Huaguoping Fossil Site is located around Moon Cave in Huaping Township, Jianshi County, and dates back to the Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary period. Fossils were discovered in…

Huaguoping Fossil Site

  Huaguoping Fossil Site

  Located around Moon Cave in Huaping Township, Jianshi County, and dating back to the Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary period. Fossils have been found in dozens of limestone caves centered around Moon Cave. Collected fossils include those of mammals such as saber-toothed elephants, elephants, tapirs, rhinoceroses, wild boars, and gigantopithecus. (First batch)

The Huaguoping Fossil Site is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit.
  (No images available at present. Contributions are welcome.)

  Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

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