Recently, Li Bangjin and other villagers from Shiluotang Village, Dayan Township, Changyang, accidentally discovered a rhinoceros tooth fossil in a tiankeng 17 kilometers away from the “Changyang Man” site.
After receiving the news, the staff of Changyang Museum rushed to the scene as soon as possible to identify the tooth fossil. After careful identification, it was determined to be a rhinoceros tooth fossil.
On March 12, Li Bangjin told the Hubei Daily All-Media reporter that at that time, in order to explore new tourist routes, he and several other villagers explored a long-forgotten tiankeng in the village. “We used a crane to explore the pit about 30 meters deep and found that there was a spacious horizontal cave below, with an area that could accommodate three or four tables at the same time.” After the villagers entered the tiankeng, their eyes suddenly opened up. When they returned, they picked up some scattered bones, and one of the tooth fossils was particularly eye-catching.
“At that time, I felt that it was not an ordinary animal.” Li Bangjin said that compared with the teeth of pigs and cows, this tooth was obviously much larger, about ten centimeters, and was not a common animal in the local area. Recalling the legend of “herds of rhinos” in the village, they quickly contacted the Changyang Museum.
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