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Dinosaur fossil found in Cambodia

A fossil unearthed on Koh Por island in Koh Kong province of Cambodia has been identified as the bones of a dinosaur, Hun Marady, director of provincial environment department was quoted by the country's Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) news agency as saying.
Dinosaur fossil found in Cambodia ảnh 1A fossil found in early last year in Koh Kong province of Cambodia has been identified as the bones of a dinosaur. (Photo courtesy of Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – A fossil unearthed on Koh Porisland in Koh Kong province of Cambodia has been identified as thebones of a dinosaur, Hun Marady, director of provincial environment departmentwas quoted by the country's Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) news agency as saying.

Researchers have spent about a year working on the fossil and concluded that the fossil is from a dinosaur. However, the official said, moretime is needed to determine what kind of dinosaur it is.

Cambodia's Environment Minister Say Samal posted an image of ananimal bone on his Facebook page with the short status "The first ever dinosaur fossil found on Koh Por island in Cambodia".

This is the second time that Cambodian environmental officialshave announced the discovery of dinosaur fossils on Koh Por island, close toTatai Wildlife Sanctuary in Bak Klong commune. It was found ina geological strata that indicated its age was in the region of 65 to 190million years old.

Earlier on March 9 last year, Lim Vanchan from the heritage office atEnvironment Ministry’s General Directorate of Local Communities, also announced thediscovery of a fossil that is 70cm long and 20cm wide and was embedded in therocks./.

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