Shanyangling Dinosaur Fossil Site

　　The Shanyangling Dinosaur Fossil Site is situated on Shanyangling in Feiming Township, on the west bank of the Guandu River in Qianjiang District. Centered around Shanyangling, beneath the mountain ridge near Yutougou, about 3 kilometers away, the first discovery of dozens of loads of “dragon bones” (dinosaur fossils) was made in 1930. In 1974, a thighbone measuring 102 cm, one tooth, and other vertebrate bones—including identifiable vertebrae, tail vertebrae, toe bones, ankle bones, and arm bones—were excavated. These fossils have been identified as belonging to dinosaurs that lived approximately 100 million years ago (early Cretaceous period), and are rare finds in China.