A Treasure Trove of Fossils

• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 其他
• 关键词: TREASURE Trove FOSSILS MAOTIAN Chengjiang COUNTY
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（4）
• 页码范围: 74-77
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: Z

摘要

MAOTIAN is a cap-shaped mountain 52 km southeast of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. It came to public attention in the 1980s after a big trove of fossils dating back 530 million years was discovered there. This was called one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century. As Maotian is located in Chengjiang County, the fossil site is named after the county.