Can I photograph dinosaur fossils?

Under normal circumstances, it is not forbidden to shoot dinosaur fossils in the exhibition hall, but it should be noted that when shooting dinosaur fossils, equipment wires and tripods cannot be laid, and even fill lights cannot be used. These photographic AIDS may cause damage to fossils, so we can only take pictures with the existing site conditions.

Dinosaur fossils refer to the disappearance of soft tissues in the body due to decay after the death of dinosaurs, and the hard tissues such as bones (including teeth) are deposited in sediments and isolated from oxygen. After tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years of deposition, bones are completely mineralized and preserved. In addition, the remains of dinosaur life, such as footprints, can sometimes be turned into fossils and preserved. Zigong is famous for its wide burial range, huge number, various types, well-preserved and continuous sequence of dinosaur fossils.

The main site of dinosaur fossils

Sorenhofen 1

The Sorenhofen quarry in Germany was a tropical shallow sea when dinosaurs lived, and there were scattered islands at that time. The fine limestone layer of Sorenhofen contains the fossils of the genus Megalobrama, as well as the slender remains of fish and the remains of early birds, archaeopteryx and other island animals.

2. Flame Cliff

Many late Cretaceous animal fossils, including protoceratops, egg sneakers and raptors, have been preserved in the Flame Cliff of Mongolian Gobi Desert. Since the discovery of fossils in Flame Cliff in the 1920s, many world-famous dinosaur specimens have been excavated here.

3. Zigong

Zigong dinosaur fauna covers three different periods of Jurassic. The early Jurassic Shilu sauropod fauna is characterized by primitive sauropods and primitive sauropods. At present, the vertebrates found are odontosaurus, Seodactyl Footprints, Lufenglong-like giants, Ban Long and primitive sauropods cetaceans.