Xinjiang:China’s Jurassic Park

Xinjiang’s Secret “Did you know that there are dino- saur fossils in Xinjiang?” Almost every local inhabitant who is asked this ques- tion answers “No.” Xu Xing is leader of the Xinjiang dinosaur fossil excavation project. The excavation sites chosen by him and his team are in the “depopulated zone” hinterland of the Junggar Basin, 200 kilometers from the nearest city. “The discovery of winged dinosaur fossils in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province a few years ago was of great pa…