Decoding Pompeii China

A treasure trove of dinosaur fossils and extinct species long ago in northeastern China was created in Pompeii style after the volcano's wrath.

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Scientists have long wondered about the rich fossil storehouse in Liaoning province, which still perfectly maintains the status of early fish, birds, small-sized dinosaurs and mammals. of the Cretaceous. The samples here are maintained in a state of still muscle, skin and fur, allowing the scientific community to study thoroughly the ecosystem that existed from 120-130 million years ago.

According to AFP, the recent analysis of sediment results by the Nanjing University team eventually revealed a long-buried secret.

Accordingly, the fossils that are well preserved are because the creatures of that time were covered with a layer of hot ash similar to the one that sunk the Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago.

The expert team concluded that it was the ash streams that emitted from active volcanoes that claimed many animals' lives, pushed them into an emergency oxygen shortage and quickly suffocated, but still It also retains many body parts perfectly after hundreds of millions of years.