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China's largest Jurassic dinosaur fossil discovered in Xinjiang

(Xinhua)

08:11, April 17, 2012

Archaeological workers work at the excavation site on April 14, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Mengyang)

Edited and translated by Ye Xin, People's Daily Online

A team of experts from Jilin University, Shengyang Normal University and Xinjiang Institute of Geological Survey discovered the largest Jurassic dinosaur fossil in China so far in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The dinosaur was 35 meters in length, and weighed about 30 tons, according to the experts' evaluation.

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