Jiayin Dinosaur National Geopark

A duck-billed dinosaur skeleton excavated in Jiayin in 1990 became an important fossil find. Researchers studied its anatomy in 1999–2000 and identified Charonosaurus jiayinensis, a new genus and species whose name ties the discovery to the county.

Jiayin Dinosaur National Geopark

Cretaceous Life at Jiayin: Fossils on the Amur

Jiayin became known through an early discovery of duck-billed dinosaur fossils in 1902. Later excavations and research have identified a wider range of Late Cretaceous animals, making the county a place where paleontology, preservation and public education meet.

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