Yunnan Province, located in the borderland of China's southwestern area, was a paradise of living and propagation for dinosaurs at the late stage of Triassic period (2-1.8 million years ago). Fenglu County, about 90 miles from Kunming (the capital of Yunnan Province), is one of the regions where the distribution of dinosaur fossils is the most concentrated in China or even in the world, known as "the hometown of dinosaurs".

  Lufengosaurus huenei Young     

Lufengosaurus huenei Young

Within an area of 220 square kilometers of the whole county, as many as 8 sets of dinosaur fossils preserved in perfect condition have been excavated, among which the most representative one is Lufengosaurus huenei Young derived from the name of German scientist Xunai. This dinosaur is a member of Sauropod dinosaurs, 4 to 6 meters long and 2 meters high by standing. Its head is in the triangular form, with small and flat teeth. It walked on four legs, with short forelimbs and long hind limbs. Feeding on vegetables, it is the ancestor of large vegetarian diet dinosaur.

  Lukousaurus     

Lukousaurus

Another kind of dinosaur native to Lufeng County is Lukousaurus. This is a variety of meat diet dinosaur, a member of Coelurosauria in the size just about that of an ostrich, standing 1.5 meters high, with a small and pointed head and a pair of big eyes. It was fond of hunting small animals in brushes. In 1937, when taking refuge in Yunnan after "Marco Polo Bridge Incident", Chinese famous paleontologists Yang Zhongjian found a fossil fauna of 200 million years ago, and this changed the history that foreigners conducted the excavation of dinosaurs in China. In honor of "Marco Polo Bridge Incident", the newfound dinosaur fossil was named as "Lukousaurus" by him.