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Dinosaurs’ tracks taken under protection
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Tracks and footprints of dinosaurs in Shar Tsav site of Manlai soum, Umnugobi has been taken under protection.
The 'Gobi Oyu' development supporting fund built protective facility with finance of over MNT 300 million, as first stage action for developing tourism at the site.
The site was discovered on July 31, 1995 by Mongolian Japanese researchers and a joint expedition conducted active field research in 1996, revealing over 2800 prints of dinosaurs. Later detailed researches in 2001 and 2010 detected over 18000 footprints and tracks of 4-5 types of herbivore and carnivore dinosaurs. Therefore, it is a unique paleontological heritage site proving that dinosaurs lived in groups.
A protective facility and footbridges have been built over the main findings to protect the footprints from sunshine and winds as well as from human improper actions, as dinosaur print is a brittle paleontological finding.
The project is planned to be implemented for 10 years with aim to make the area a tourist region. Authorities of Umnugobi aimag, the Paleontological Institute and the Tourism Union also took part in the construction of the facility.
The 'Gobi Oyu' development supporting fund built protective facility with finance of over MNT 300 million, as first stage action for developing tourism at the site.
The site was discovered on July 31, 1995 by Mongolian Japanese researchers and a joint expedition conducted active field research in 1996, revealing over 2800 prints of dinosaurs. Later detailed researches in 2001 and 2010 detected over 18000 footprints and tracks of 4-5 types of herbivore and carnivore dinosaurs. Therefore, it is a unique paleontological heritage site proving that dinosaurs lived in groups.
A protective facility and footbridges have been built over the main findings to protect the footprints from sunshine and winds as well as from human improper actions, as dinosaur print is a brittle paleontological finding.
The project is planned to be implemented for 10 years with aim to make the area a tourist region. Authorities of Umnugobi aimag, the Paleontological Institute and the Tourism Union also took part in the construction of the facility.
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