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East China’s Zhejiang Province was a "Jurassic Park" with a wide variety of
dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period, according to findings of a six-year
survey.
据一项长达6年的调查结果显示，浙江其实是一座“侏罗纪公园”，该地区白垩纪时期生存着各种各样的恐龙。
A total 82 dinosaur fossil sites, with at least six dinosaur species and 25
types of fossil dinosaur eggs, were confirmed during the survey by a joint team
of experts from the Zhejiang Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
and Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, between 2006 and 2013.
在2006年至2013年调查期间，浙江水文地质和工程地质研究所与浙江自然历史博物馆所组成的联合专家小组发现了82个恐龙化石遗址，其中至少包括6种恐龙和25种恐龙蛋化石。
The research recently won a second-class award from the Ministry of Land
and Resources.
该项研究最近获得了国土资源部二等奖。
Scientists identified eight new species among the fossils.
科学家们从这些化石中坚定出了8个新物种。
The survey covered an area of 11,000 square kilometers in Zhejiang,
这项调查覆盖了浙江1.1万平方公里的区域。
Scientists have used various research techniques ranging from geology,
paleobiology to chronostratigraphy, combined with site inspections and
excavations in their study, making it the most comprehensive research on
dinosaur fossils in the province to date.
科学家们使用了地质学、古生物学和年代地层学等多种研究方法，结合研究中的现场调查和发掘，完成了浙江目前最为全面的一份恐龙化石研究。
"It has been proved that a large quantity of dinosaurs lived in Zhejiang
during the Cretaceous period, about 65 million to 145 million years ago," said
Jin Xingsheng, deputy curator of Zhejiang Museum of Natural History. "Compare
with other southeastern provinces, Zhejiang has the largest amount of dinosaur
fossils."
浙江自然历史博物馆副馆长金新生(音)表示说：“已经证明白垩纪时期有大量恐龙生活在浙江，距今约6500万到1亿4500万年前。和其他东南省份相比，浙江的恐龙化石最多。”
Their discoveries also give evidence to the general thought that a comet or
asteroid impact caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs.
他们的发现也给认为彗星或小行星撞击地球造成恐龙大灭绝的观点提供了证据。
Scientists found that sedimentary rocks, where most dinosaur fossils were
unearthed, were sanwiched between two layers of volcanic rocks, indicating
vegetation was lush and suitable for dinosaurs in the early and middle
Cretaceous period.
科学家们发现，沉积岩(恐龙化石大多从这一岩石层中出土)被夹在两层火山岩石之间，这表明白垩纪早中期植被很茂盛，适合恐龙生存。
The evidence showed a catastrophe in the late Cretaceous period might have
ended the age of prehistoric creatures. Scientists believed the hit of an
asteroid was the most likely reason as it can result in a series of sudden
climate changes such as volcanic eruptions, crustal faults and generate
radioactive substances that cause the dinosaurs to die out.
证据显示白垩纪晚期一场灾难结束了这些史前生物的时代。科学家们认为小行星撞击地球是造成恐龙灭绝最有可能的原因，因为那可以造成一系列的气候突变，例如火山喷发、地壳断层和产生放射性物质等等，从而导致恐龙灭绝。 |
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发表于 2017-2-16 19:38:14