According to the official Weibo post of "State-owned Assets Xiaoxin", China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. recently discovered a large number of paleontological fossils in the construction area of the Luxun Highway Project in Yunnan.It is reported that the project builders immediately stopped construction operations in the fossil area, set up signboards prohibiting construction, and actively cooperated with relevant departments to carry out fossil collection and research.
at present,Experts have discovered fossils such as Trichoderma glabrata, Isospinus, Narozoa, Acromysium, and Snails at the site. Most of the fossils have relatively well-preserved exoskeletons of the animal body., which has both scientific research value and ornamental value. It is preliminarily inferred that the geological age of this formation is about 500 million years ago.
After receiving the news, the local Natural Resources Bureau, Culture and Tourism Bureau, Forestry and Grassland Bureau and other departments immediately came to the construction site of the Puda Service Area to inspect. The construction party also actively cooperated, suspended construction in the area where the fossils were unearthed, and did a good job of protecting it, prohibiting any individual from digging indiscriminately.
In the next step, project builders will actively cooperate with the protection of paleontological fossils in accordance with the requirements of relevant departments and experts to facilitate on-site archaeological work.