Russian paleontologists have dug up well-preserved skeletons of two dinosaurs that roamed the Earth 100 million to 120 million years ago, a museum involved with the dig said Monday.
The
team found two dinosaur skeletons at a depth of some 2.5 metres (eight
feet) below the surface after spending three weeks at a well-known
excavation site near the village of Shestakovo in the Siberian region of
Kemerovo.
"The skeletons are
intact and in great condition," Olga Feofanova, director of a local
museum involved with the excavation works, told AFP.
She identified the species as Psittacosaurus sibiricus, noting that each skeleton was around two metres long.
"It
is very rare to find whole dinosaur skeletons in such condition," said
Feofanova. "These discoveries have global significance."
The
excavation began in late May after Feofanova's museum received
permission to conduct the work together with a team of Moscow-based
paleontologists.
The rare finds will go on display in the regional museum, local authorities said in a statement.
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