Dinosaur fossils

Samples are on show at the museum to educate visitors on the process of how fossils were dug out from the earth.

Zhucheng boasts a 20,000-square meter area that has been discovered densely packed with dinosaur fossils, mostly dating from the late Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), at a time just before dinosaurs are believed to have become extinct, says Wan

Dozens of dinosaur species including duck-billed hadrosaur, tyrannosaur, horned dinosaur and ankylosaurus were discovered in the city.

About 2.5 kilometers south of Zangjiazhuang Village is a national-level dinosaur geo-park. The geo-park accommodates 40 complete dinosaur skeletons.

The stars here are Zhucheng Tyrannosaur and duck-billed hadrosaur.

The Zhucheng Tyrannosaur stands at 4.6 meters tall and stretches 11.6 meters long, making it the largest tyrannosaur in the world.

The largest duck-billed hadrosaur at the geo-park is 11 meters tall and 22 meters long. "Hadrosaurs are plant-eaters with a gentle temper. But they lived in groups which make them strong enough to survive in the fierce dinosaur world," says Wang.