Opened 1987 Phone +86 813 580 1234 | Province Sichuan | |
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Address China, Sichuan Sheng, Zigong Shi, Daan Qu, 大山铺238號号 Hours Open today · 8:30AM–5:30PMSunday8:30AM–5:30PMMonday8:30AM–5:30PMTuesday8:30AM–5:30PMWednesday(Qingming Festival)8:30AM–5:30PMHours might differThursday8:30AM–5:30PMFriday8:30AM–5:30PMSaturday8:30AM–5:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Zigong Salt History Museum, Beijing Museum of Natural H, Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur, Wolong National Nature R, Royal Tyrrell Museum | ||
Zigong dinosaur museum zigong sichuan china
The Zigong Dinosaur Museum (simplified Chinese: 自贡恐龙博物馆; traditional Chinese: 自貢恐龍博物館; pinyin: Zìgòng Kǒnglóng Bówùguǎn) is located near the city of Zigong, Sichuan, China, in the township of Dashanpu. The museum sits on top of a large concentration of a diverse dinosaur assemblage. The museum claims the largest number of dinosaur fossils in the world and covers 25,000 square meters with a display area of 3,600 square meters. It attracts up to seven million visitors a year.
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In 1980s, vast quantities of dinosaur fossils were excavated in the Middle Jurassic Dashanpu Formation, 7 km north-east from downtown Zigong, including a dinosaur named after the township, Dashanpusaurus. Because of the unique and articulated (intact) bone remains, Zigong is important to paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts. The Zigong Dinosaur Museum was established in 1987, becoming the first museum based almost entirely on dinosaurs in Asia. Mounted specimens include Omeisaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Huayangosaurus and Xiaosaurus.