Stamp: Daxiatitan binglingi (Hong Kong 2014)
Daxiatitan binglingi (Hong Kong 2014)
20 February (Hong Kong ) within release Chinese Dinosaurs goes into circulation Stamp Daxiatitan binglingi face value 1.70 Hong Kong dollar
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| Michel: | Mi:HK 1871 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Daxiatitan binglingi was a gigantic herbivorous sauropod dinosaur in the Early Cretaceous period (around 130 million years ago). Its fossils were discovered in the Lanzhou Basin in Gansu Province. Its name comes from the Daxia River, a branch of the Yellow River running through the excavation site, and the famous Bingling Temple near the origin of the fossils. With a total length of some 30 metres and a neck around 12.5 metres long, Daxiatitan binglingi lived in forests along the riverbank and fed mainly on tree leaves. It is one of the largest dinosaurs discovered in Asia.Also in the issue Chinese Dinosaurs:
- Stamp - Daxiatitan binglingi face value 1.70;
- Stamp - Microraptor gui face value 2.20;
- Stamp - Lufengosaurus magnus face value 2.90;
- Stamp - Tuojiangosaurus multispinus face value 3.10;
- Stamp - Protoceratops andrewsi face value 3.70;
- Stamp - Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis face value 5;
- Souvenir Sheet - Chinese Dinosaurs face value 23.60;
Stamp Daxiatitan binglingi it reflects the thematic directions:
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is a subject of active research. They became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates after the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event 201.3 mya and their dominance continued throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The fossil record shows that birds are feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from earlier theropods during the Late Jurassic epoch, and are the only dinosaur lineage known to have survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event approximately 66 mya. Dinosaurs can therefore be divided into avian dinosaurs—birds—and the extinct non-avian dinosaurs, which are all dinosaurs other than birds.
