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China, Greece start joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints

Georgios Grimpylakos (front) and Nikoeaos Salamparchos, both experts from the Lesvos Geopark of Greece, work during a dinosaur footprint preservation project at the Yanqing Global Geopark in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2018. Experts from China and Greece have started joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints in Yangqing to prevent them from weather damage. The footprints are believed to be left by dinosaurs some 150 million years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Nikoeaos Salamparchos, an expert from the Lesvos Geopark of Greece, works during a dinosaur footprint preservation project at the Yanqing Global Geopark in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2018. Experts from China and Greece have started joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints in Yangqing to prevent them from weather damage. The footprints are believed to be left by dinosaurs some 150 million years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Combined photo shows experts working during a dinosaur footprint preservation project at the Yanqing Global Geopark in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2018. Experts from China and Greece have started joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints in Yangqing to prevent them from weather damage. The footprints are believed to be left by dinosaurs some 150 million years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2018 shows the fossilized dinosaur footprints at the Yanqing Global Geopark in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. Experts from China and Greece have started joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints in Yangqing to prevent them from weather damage. The footprints are believed to be left by dinosaurs some 150 million years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2018 shows experts working during a dinosaur footprint preservation project at the Yanqing Global Geopark in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. Experts from China and Greece have started joint preservation work on fossilized dinosaur footprints in Yangqing to prevent them from weather damage. The footprints are believed to be left by dinosaurs some 150 million years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)