125 million-year-old dinosaur found buried by a volcanic eruption in China – jacksonprogress-argus

Archeologists in China have discovered two perfectly preserved fossils of a new 125 million-year-old dinosaur species.
The new species of burrowing dinosaur was discovered in the Lujiatun Beds, the oldest layers of the famous Yixian Formation in northeast China, according to a news release. Scientists believe that they were trapped by a volcanic eruption while resting at the bottom of their burrows.
“These animals were quickly covered by fine sediment while they were still alive or just after …

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