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Paleontologists unearth 240-million-year-old dragon in China

Summary by Brighter Side News
In a fitting discovery for the Year of the Dragon, scientists in southern China have unearthed a fossil that mirrors ancient myth. The specimen, found in Guizhou Province, belonged to an aquatic reptile with a long, snake-like body and a dramatically extended neck—features that inspired comparisons to a Chinese dragon. The fossil is from Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a marine reptile that lived around 240 million years ago during the Triassic pe…
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Brighter Side News broke the news in on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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