According to the discovery of fossils, there are Tyrannosaurus Rex in China.

The ninth wonder of the world, the earliest fossilized dinosaur eggs discovered in China.

The Xixia basin in Nanyang area is rich in dinosaur eggs, which is famous at home and abroad. Its discovery is called a great discovery that shocked the world. The fossil burial sites in Xixia Basin and adjacent basins such as Xichuan and Xiaguan are planned to be provincial-level cultural relics protection units, and an application is made to UNESCO to include this area in the World Cultural Heritage Protection List.

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According to experts, dinosaur egg in Xixia Basin has the following characteristics:

First, it has a large distribution area, and traces of dinosaur activities can be found within 10 square kilometers of Danshui Town, Yangcheng Township and Chimei Town in neixiang county County.

The second is the concentration of burial. Three fossil layers can be observed from the local excavation profile, and the fossils are distributed in an orderly manner, ranging from 10 to 30 fossils in each nest.

Third, the number is abundant, which has reached thousands at present, and the estimated total buried amount is not less than tens of thousands, which is rare in the world; The smallest is like an egg, 4 to 6 cm in diameter, and the largest is like a rice bowl, 40 to 50 cm in diameter. Most of them are oblate, and some are shaped like olives, with a diameter of more than 50 cm.

Fourth, the original state is good, and it is basically not disturbed and destroyed in the later period. Except for a few eggshells squeezed by rock formations, most of them are intact, which is unique in the world.

It is also reported that some places containing dinosaur eggs and bone fossils have been found near Baotianman National Nature Reserve in neixiang county, which is adjacent to Xixia. Dinosaur egg discovered in Xixia was rated as one of the top ten science and technology news in the world in 1993 by China Science and Technology News. It was rated as 1993 Top Ten News in Henan Province by Henan Daily, Henan Radio Station, Henan TV Station and Henan Radio and TV Station News Center. Experts predict that the dinosaur egg fossil group in Xixia is likely to become the ninth wonder in the world. With the in-depth study of the mystery of dinosaur extinction, Xixia will undoubtedly become a new tourism and research hotspot in the world.