Chinese paleontologists claim that dinosaur fossils discovered
in Erenhot in the northern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
may help to explain the secrets behind the extinction of the
gigantic animal.
The paleontologists said the fossils come from about 10
dinosaurs and have enormous scientific research value.
The dinosaur graveyard, which covers an area of several hundred
mu (1 hectare = 15 mu), is believed to be the largest of its kind
in the world.
The paleontologists said the graveyard belongs to the late
Cretaceous period (around 65 million to 70 million years ago) when
the huge animal suddenly became extinct.
Dinosaur fossils were first found in Erenhot in 1893 by Russian
geologists.