Ninh bone dinosaur made soup

Villagers in a central region of China for the past two decades have dug bones, crushed them or crushed them into powder, claiming that they are bones of the dragon and have healing powers.

Until last year, fossil bones were still sold in Henan Province under the " cactus " label, at a price of 4 yuan (about US $ 0.5) per kilogram, Dong Zhiming florist of the Research Institute. save History, said.

According to Dong, after the villagers learned that it was a dinosaur bone, they donated 200 kg to him and his colleagues to study: " They thought it was the bones of dragons flying in the sky ".

This calcium-rich bone is sometimes deposited with other ingredients and fed to children to treat dizziness and cramps. Sometimes, they are grinded to make flour and apply directly to the wounds. This has been going on for at least two decades.

Dong was in a group of scientists who recently excavated in Ruyang district in Henan province an 18-meter-long plant-eating dinosaur, living about 85 million years to 100 million years ago. Two other dinosaur skeletons are also being excavated in this area. There are many fossil dinosaur eggs here.

A piece of dinosaur leg bone was exhibited in Ha Nam province.(Photo: AP)

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