Dinosaur footprints discovered in Hebei
河北发现4300多个恐龙足迹
More than 4,300 dinosaur footprints have been discovered in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province, the most found in one spot in the country, according to the Department of Natural Resources of Hebei, which recently disclosed related survey results.
河北省自然资源厅近日公布了有关调查结果,称在河北省张家口发现了4300多个恐龙脚印,这是全国在同一地点发现的恐龙脚印最多的一次。
From the footprints, scientists can determine how dinosaurs walked, calculate their length, weight and size, and even estimate their walking speed.
通过这些脚印,科学家可以确定恐龙是如何行走的,计算它们的长度、重量和大小,甚至估计它们的行走速度。
The site in Zhangjiakou has surpassed the record set at a site in Sichuan province that has over 900 dinosaur footprints.
张家口该遗址已超过四川省此前一个拥有900多个恐龙脚印的遗址的记录。
The site has been covered up for protection after experts carried out three-dimensional imaging and cast molds of the footprints, according to Hebei's natural resources department.
据河北省自然资源部门表示,专家们已对这些脚印进行了三维成像并铸模,该遗址被掩盖起来进行保护。
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