China News Service, Beijing, July 8 (Fu Ziqiang Xu Jing) On the 7th, Beijing Customs handed over 219 confiscated fossils and paleontological products to the Beijing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Commission according to law, and the Beijing Museum of Natural History took over and kept them.
This handover is the largest number of confiscated fossils and paleontological products that have been handed over since Beijing Customs and the natural resources administrative department established the normal handover mechanism in 2019.
According to reports, these fossils and paleontological products were seized by Beijing Customs in recent years.
In addition to 210 plate fish fossils, there are also 3 saber-toothed tiger teeth, 1 block malachite, 2 living insect specimens, 1 fire bat specimen and 2 ostrich egg carvings.
These items will be collected by the Beijing Museum of Natural History and used for exhibitions and scientific research and popularization, which will help to further improve the public's awareness of the protection of paleontological fossils and prevent the loss of fossils.
Liu Linde, deputy director of the Beijing Museum of Natural History, said that these fish fossils were produced in the fossil pits of the Sangning marine limestone layers in the late Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in Lebanon, and the age is 95 million years ago.
The batch of primitive plate-shaped fish fossils handed over by the customs is well preserved, with a wide variety and exquisite preservation, all of which are vivid and lifelike, and have high scientific research value and social value.
The picture shows the signing ceremony of specimen handover between Beijing Customs and Beijing Natural History Museum.
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According to the "Regulations on the Protection of Paleontological Fossils" (Order No. 709 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China) and relevant regulations of the Customs, the paleontological fossils confiscated by the customs according to law shall be handed over to the competent department of natural resources at the same level.
The competent department of natural resources that accepts the transfer will hand over the received paleontological fossils to qualified collection units for collection.
"Beijing Customs and Beijing Natural History Museum have established a long-term contact and cooperation working mechanism to solidify the regular handover mechanism and normalize the handover work. Beijing Natural History Museum has provided technical support for the professional appraisal and professional identification of the confiscated items by the Customs." Beijing Customs Cheng Lin, deputy director of the finance department, said that in the future, the customs will further strengthen the protection of fossils and paleontological products and popularize science.
It is reported that in recent years, while severely cracking down on the smuggling of endangered wild animals and plants and their products, fossils and paleontological products, cultural relics and other items, Beijing Customs has paid great attention to the follow-up transfer and disposal work. The bureau, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and other competent departments have established a long-term working mechanism to classify and hand over the confiscated items involved in the case.
Customs reminder: According to the "Regulations on the Protection of Paleontological Fossils", those who transport, mail, or carry paleontological fossils out of the country should truthfully declare to the customs, and submit to the customs the exit approval document of the natural resources department; For exiting the country, the customs may require relevant units or individuals to apply to the competent department of natural resources of the State Council or the competent department of natural resources at the place where the exit port is located to apply for the certification documents of whether they belong to paleontological fossils; if the unit or individual does not obtain approval to transport, mail or carry paleontological fossils out of the country, The customs shall deal with them in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations, and criminal responsibility shall be pursued according to the law if a crime is constituted; if the fossils of ancient organisms obtained by domestic units or individuals from abroad enter the country, they shall declare to the customs and go through the entry formalities in accordance with the relevant regulations of the customs administration. .
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