Chapter 182 Fish in the desert, a large number of pterosaur fossils

Under the leadership of Lin Chen, the group arrived under the rock wall.

"What a fossil."

"There are some over there too."

As soon as he walked downstairs, Wang Jianbin suddenly said with a surprised look on his face.

As the situation on the rock wall approached, the situation on the rock wall became visible to everyone. A large number of white fossils were exposed from the soil layer. They were extremely numerous and scattered in various parts of the rock wall. They were continuous and endless as far as the eye could see.

It's very spectacular.

Everyone looked happy. Although so many fossils may not bring much value, they can be regarded as something gained.

They all stepped forward to check the situation.

Soon, they realized something was wrong.

The fossils on the stone wall are all similar, as if they are the same animal.

"These seem to be pterosaurs."

After some observation, one of them said.

Although the Jurassic is far away from us now, and almost all species in that era have become extinct, there are many related movies and documentaries. Most people still have some understanding of the creatures that lived in that era.

Pterosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus Rex, are frequent visitors in film and television works, and many people know about them.

Many people present recognized him.

Ever since, a question emerged in their minds: Why did so many pterosaurs die together?

Everyone looked at each other, and no one said a word, not knowing how to explain the strange situation in front of them.

Even if the pterosaurs fought so hard that they all died together, it would not be so dense.

Everyone in the live broadcast room was also confused.

"Looking at the situation, it was said that there were dozens of them. How come they all died together? It's strange!"

"Isn't it like the elephants, when they are about to die, they all run to the same place and wait for death to come?"

"It seems that this is not the case in pterosaurs. I have read a lot of fossil information, but there is no such record."

"Maybe it's unique to this group, and there's not just one kind of pterosaur."

"I think it must be for other reasons. The pterosaur cemetery doesn't feel very reliable."

"It seems like some of them are much smaller than others."

……

The audience was talking a lot, speculating on the real reason for the accumulation of pterosaur fossils.

And Lin Chen, with the help of the system, has figured out the truth.

"This place used to be an ocean."

Lin Chen felt a little surprised. The Black Desert was also very prosperous in the past, and he knew that.

This was once a hub for countries in the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and part of the Silk Road.

I never imagined that a long time ago, this inland area was actually a vast ocean.

The changes in the world are truly unimaginable.

While feeling emotional, Wang Jianbin came over and asked: "Brother Chen, why do you think these pterosaurs died here collectively?"

"Could it be because of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?"

The mass extinction of dinosaurs in the Jurassic is something that many people know about, and there are many related speculations. One of the most widely spread is the theory of meteorite extinction.

A large number of meteorites hit the planet, causing huge changes in the climate. A large number of dinosaurs died at that time.

Lin Chen was speechless and couldn't laugh or cry: "You are too ridiculous. Could it be that these pterosaurs could predict the future and knew that dinosaurs would become extinct, so they committed collective suicide in advance?"

If you think about it, you will realize that it has nothing to do with it.

During the mass extinction of dinosaurs, many dinosaurs died.

Die a lot, and die together are completely different things.

The logic makes no sense at all.

After a pause, Lin Chen continued: "The reason why these dinosaurs died here is related to the environment here."

Is it related to the environment?

Wang Jianbin looked at the surrounding desert with a confused look on his face. He had no idea what Lin Chen meant by his words.

When people nearby heard Lin Chen's words, they began to look around, trying to understand what Lin Chen meant.

But like Wang Jianbin, they couldn't figure out the reason at all.

Seeing this, Lin Chen pointed to a fossil on the rock wall next to him and asked, "What does this look like to you?"

Under the cleaning of his palm, the fossil gradually revealed its original appearance.

The next second, Wang Jianbin's face changed drastically and he said in disbelief: "This is the fossil of a fish."

Aquatic animal fossils unexpectedly emerged in the desert?

What a hell!

After thinking for a while, he said: "Could this be a lake before?"

He has also heard of the legend of the Black Desert.

It is said that this place was not what it is now. Many ancient civilizations once thrived here.

Many years ago, it does not seem impossible that this place was once a lake.

Fossils containing fish seem to make sense here.

Pterosaurs also need to replenish water, so there is nothing wrong with choosing to build a nest near a lake.

"Did this mean what Lin Chen just said?"

A guess arose in Wang Jianbin's mind, but he soon denied this possibility.

Even if a large number of pterosaurs live in this area, it seems that it cannot explain the reason why so many pterosaurs died together.

Some of the pterosaur fossils are obviously juveniles.

It doesn't look like it was caused by natural death.

Wang Jianbin looked at Lin Chen quietly and waited for Lin Chen to reveal the answer.

Lin Chen said calmly: "This is not a lake, but a sea."

Sea?

Wang Jianbin looked at Lin Chen with doubt in his eyes.

Although this is not the middle of the mainland, it can still be considered a relatively interior area.

With the altitude here, if this place was in the sea before, few places in the world would be on land.

Even if all the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic melted, this kind of thing would not be possible.

There were also voices of doubt in the live broadcast room.

"Old Wang is not very smart to begin with. Stop fooling others. He will really become a fool in the future!"

"The altitude over there is several kilometers above sea level. Did you tell me you were in the sea before?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, but it can't be too outrageous, Haiyang? Isn't it funny?"

"Old Lin, how do you lie without blinking?"

……

The transformation of the plateau into the ocean is too subversive.

Most people in the live broadcast room did not believe Lin Chen's statement. However, some people soon spoke out to support Lin Chen.

"I major in geography. I prove that what he said is right. Hundreds of millions of years ago, that place was indeed on the bottom of the sea. Mount Everest was also on the bottom of the sea at that time. Later, as the crustal plates drifted, it slowly rose up.

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As soon as these words came out, many people came out to support Lin Chen's speculation.

This matter is not a secret, but not many people know about it specifically, so it is relatively unpopular.

Based on the huge base of Lin Chen’s live broadcast room, there are many people who understand the reason.

"Damn, I'm so confused, the clown is actually me?"

"I don't study well, so don't fool me."

"It's absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can search it. It was indeed the ocean over there in the past."

"It's outrageous to shock my mother for a whole year."
To be continued...