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Hong Kong Discovers Dinosaur Fossils for the First Time
This undated handout photo of an expert from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences cleaning a rock containing dinosaur bone fossil discovered in Hong Kong's Port Island.
Source: Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office/AP Photos
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HONG KONG (AP) — Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that's part of a geopark.
Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145 million to 66 million years ago, the government said in a statement. They will need to conduct further studies to confirm the species of the dinosaur.