About 30 more rocks containing dinosaur fossils have been found on a remote island off the northern part of Hong Kong, just two months after the first such discovery was revealed. Authorities also said that Port Island, where the fossils were found, would reopen to the public on Thursday. But the government warned visitors against…
About 30 more rocks containing dinosaur fossils have been found on a remote island off the northern part of Hong Kong, just two months after the first such discovery was made. Authorities also announced that Port Island, where the fossils were found, would reopen to the public on Thursday. But the government warned visitors against…
Leading Hong Kong palaeontologist Michael Pittman was inundated with phone calls and media inquiries last month when the first dinosaur fossils were discovered in the city. The overwhelming response was in a stark contrast to the limited attention in the city he received over another groundbreaking finding, made public the day before the discovery was…
Hong Kong authorities announced in October that dinosaur bone fossils had been discovered on Port Island, a remote, uninhabited island off the northeastern part of the special administrative region. Palaeoecological experts believe that the small bone fragments date back to the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years ago), and could be the remains of larger types…
More protective measures including visitor quotas should be introduced at the site of Hong Kong’s first dinosaur fossil find, experts have said amid an uptick in interest among social media users to visit Port Island. The city’s development minister earlier estimated the island would be closed off for further geological investigation for at least a…