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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time

Hong Kong Dinosaur Fossil - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that's part of a geopark.

Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145 million to 66 million years ago, the government said in a statement. They will need to conduct further studies to confirm the species of the dinosaur.

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