Stamp: Lufengosaurus magnus (Hong Kong 2014)
Lufengosaurus magnus (Hong Kong 2014)
20 February (Hong Kong ) within release Chinese Dinosaurs goes into circulation Stamp Lufengosaurus magnus face value 2.90 Hong Kong dollar
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Lufengosaurus magnus was a herbivorous presauropod dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic period (around 180 million years ago). It was named after Lufeng County in Yunnan Province where the first fossil of its type was discovered. About 6 to 7 metres long, its strong and powerful hind limbs enabled it to walk on two limbs, while its big tail helped to balance its body. Living on the lakefront and swamp shores, Lufengosaurus consumed mainly the new growth of thick foliage. The first colossal fossil of Lufengosaurus was unearthed in China in 1938.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 Lufengosaurus magnus 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.
