Dinosaur is in the town *Free Admission*

In June 2008, the Government of Yunnan Province generously donated a Lufengosaur skeleton to the Hong Kong SAR Government. Lufengosaur possesses both scientific and historical significance in that it is the first dinosaur species studied in China and the first complete dinosaur skeleton excavated, conserved, mounted and named. This is also the first time a precious dinosaur fossil is given to a jurisdiction outside the Mainland.

Lufengosaur was a prosauropod that lived in the Early Jurassic some 180 million years ago. It had a small head, a long neck and short forelimbs. The strong hind legs enabled it to stand upright and walk. The large tail helped to counter balance the body when running. The dinosaur was herbivorous and had small, flat teeth with coarse serration that facilitated shredding plants. Its sharp claws might be used to rake foliage from trees or for defence.

The dinosaur presented to Hong Kong is a Lufengosaurus magnus unearthed in Lufeng in June 2007. Measuring 7.8 m long and 2.2 m tall, the fossil skeleton is preserved in excellent condition with bones of the lower extremities fused in a natural posture. With the exception of the skull and part of the tail vertebrae which are replicas, the skeleton is mostly made up of genuine bones numbered over 300. The dinosaur will be permanently displayed in the Hong Kong Science Museum.

24.10.2008–29.4.2009
Main Lobby, Hong Kong Science Museum
Free admission
The dinosaur fossil will be relocated to the Life Sciences Hall on G/F in May 2009
Website: http://hk.science.museum/spexh/elfg/eindex.html

Exhibition Hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays : 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays : 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Closed on Thursdays (except Public Holidays) and the first two days of the Lunar New Year
Closed at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Lunar New Year's Eve

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