page_title: Zigong
section_title: Zigong Dinosaur Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Zigong / Attractions / Zigong Dinosaur Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: The Dinosaur Gallery at the Zigong Dinosaur Museum is a place of wonder for kids. I took this photo in 2006. (Art Yang, 2006). In the very top left of the foreground you can see the cervical ribs and forelimb of a Omeisaurus mount. Behind the Omeisaurus is a visible torso, neck and skull of a smaller sauropod. The dinosaurs fighting over a thrashing Chunkingosaurus on the left side are Sinraptor. The large theropod devouring an ornithopod behind the Omeisaurus is another Sinraptor. Attribution required for use.
context_page_description: Zigong, formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing and Gongjing, is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.
context_section_description: In the 1980s, vast dinosaur fossils were excavated in the Shaximiao Formation, near the town of Dashanpu 7 km (4.3 mi) north-east from downtown Zigong, including a dinosaur named after the township, Dashanpusaurus. Because of the unique and intact bone remains, Zigong has ever since been attracting paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts from around the world. In 1987, the Zigong Dinosaur Museum (自贡恐龙博物馆) was established, becoming the first specialized dinosaur museum open in Asia. Mounted specimens include Omeisaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus hepingensis, Huayangosaurus and Xiaosaurus.
caption: A display at the museum
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