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Published: February 28th, 2024,
Last updated: February 29th, 2024

In line with the Year of the Dragon, scientists at the National Museum of Scotland have announced the discovery of a Chinese dinosaur fossil that bears a striking resemblance to the mythical creature. The remains of the five-meter-long reptile, known by its Latin name Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, were found in Guizhou Province. The 240 million-year-old fossil is remarkably well-preserved, according to paleontologists involved in the excavation from Scotland, Germany, the USA and China. Even fossilized fish were found in the stomach region of the marine reptile.

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