Is Shaoyang, Hunan Province suspected of digging dragon fossils? Local response

In Shaoyang, Hunan Province, it is suspected that a fossil of a dragon was dug up. The local reaction is that the "dragon claw" stone is not a fossil, but a natural stone, just like a dragon claw, and it has no special significance.

The address of the incident is Maping Township, Wugang City. In the video, the excavator dug up a "strange stone" shaped like a dragon claw. The surface of the stone is scaly, which is very shocking and attracts many villagers to watch. The internet is also boiling. Some netizens speculated that it was "dinosaur fossils" and "stone beast dragons guarded by ancient emperors". Some people called for "Don't dig any more, don't destroy Feng Shui", and some netizens said "Don't be too surprised, it may be an ordinary stone".

It is understood that when building a road in Shidi Village, Maping Township, a strange stone shaped like a "dragon claw" was excavated. The Longlin above is lifelike, with a diameter of about two meters. If it is really a "dragon claw", is there a "dragon" underground? The construction personnel immediately reported that the construction had stopped. What is the "strange stone" and how big it is will not be known until the relevant cultural relics experts in the city come to identify it.

Is Longlinshi a fossil?

After verification, the so-called "Longlin Stone" is a fictional or superstitious name of a product or article, which does not exist in the formal naming of geology or fossils. Therefore, "Longlin Stone" does not belong to any known fossil.

Usually, fossils refer to paleontological remains, traces or fossil remains found on the earth's surface or underground, and are natural products formed by geological processes and biological variation. These fossils are helpful to understand the history and evolution of life on earth, so they have important scientific value in paleontology, paleogeography and other fields.

It should be noted that blindly believing in superstition and false information may bring people economic losses and misleading thoughts, so we should be rational and vigilant in scientific research and daily life, and be skeptical about products or statements that lack scientific basis and evidence.