Cambodia News (Koh Kong): On the morning of 27 October 2022, Mr. Hun Marady, Director of the Koh Kong Provincial Department of Environment announced the finding of animal fossils found on Koh Por in Bak Klang commune, Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong province which are for the time being presumed to be dinosaur bones.
The director of the Koh Kong Provincial Department of Environment added that the fossils had been found about a year ago, and a research team from the Ministry of Environment have been studying them. The fossils belong to a group of dinosaurs, but it is not yet known exactly what species they are.

The director of the Department of the Environment confirmed that the bone was large, resembling an elephant's jaw bone. For the time being, the fossils remain on site and the research team will return there in the near future to continue investigations, but up until now, there has been no directive from the Ministry on whether to keep these bones in the original location, move them to a museum, or store the finding at the Ministry of Environment.

UPDATE

Cambodia News, (Koh Kong Province): Cambodia's first dinosaur bone fossils found in Koh Kong province belong to the Sauropod Dinosaur family, according to International experts, professional officials of the Ministry of Environment, officials of the Royal University of Fine Arts and related institutions.

The dinosaur bone fossils were found at Koh Por Nature Reserve in Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary, Bak Klang Commune, Mondul District Seima, Koh Kong Province.


This fossil is the left hind bone of a dinosaur, 70 cm long and 20 cm wide, which could be as old as 65 million-190 million years ago, was the first animal bone fossil found in Cambodia.