Chinanews, Guiyang, Feb. 26 – In order to protect rich fossil remains, Guizhou provincial government encourages local institutions and individuals to set up their own fossil museums.

 

Guizhou is a place well-known for its karst landform and is dubbed as the kingdom of fossil remains in China. So far, people have discovered four places in Guizhou where large clusters of fossils are unearthed. They are located in Guanling County, Xingyi City, Weng’an County and Kaili City.

 

On March 1, a regulation on geoenvironmental management in Guizhou will be published. The regulation stipulates that fossil museums or institutions that collect and preserve fossils should set up a filing system to keep a record of their collections and report the information to county-level administrative bodies.

 

In order to curb fossil trafficking, which has become a very serious problem in the province in recent years, the regulation has made clauses on the excavation, collection, scientific use, shipping and export, and exploration and assessment of fossils. It also states the legal liabilities of people and institutions that collect or preserve fossils. The regulation forbids any individuals or institutions to excavate or trade fossils without the government’s approval.