Dinosaur fossils have been discovered for the first time in Hong Kong, on a remote island in the financial capital’s countryside.

A NASA astronaut was hospitalized after returning from a nearly eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's first dinosaur fossils, potentially from a large dinosaur,

The first dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong, likely from a large dinosaur, were put on display on Friday after they were found on a small, uninhabited outlying island, providing new evidence for research on palaeoecology in the financial hub.

The first dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong went on display to the public on Friday. Residents and tourists crowded round the exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre to catch a glimpse of the piece of the city's history.

Further research is necessary to determine what kind of dinosaur the fossils found in Hong Kong originally belonged to.

Now that dinosaur fossils have been discovered, people will again notice that the natural foundation of Hong Kong is actually quite spectacular,’ Young Ng says

HONG KONG — Scientists have discovered dinosaur fossils for the first time in Hong Kong. Initial analysis showed that the fossilized bone belonged to a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period about 145 million to 66 million years ago, the government said Wednesday in a statement, adding that future studies will confirm the exact species.

“The discovery of this dinosaur fossil is considered very lucky,” it said, noting that despite Hong Kong’s Jurassic to Cretaceous geological layers, which could contain dinosaur fossils, local researchers had not found any in more than a century of geological surveys.

Port Island closed off for geological investigation after rare find, but geopark currently has no limits on individual visitor traffic More protective measures including visitor quotas should be introduced at the site of Hong Kong's first dinosaur fossil find,