A view of the Ancient Ocean Exhibition Hall at the National Maritime Museum in north Chinas Tianjin./ CGTNThe Ancient Ocean Exhibition Hall of the National Maritime Museum in north Chinas Tianjin resembles a treasure box.
Following the thread of geological time periods, through over 1,000 valuable fossil specimens, it informs the evolutionary legend of Earth, the ocean, and life over the previous 4.6 billion years.In the exhibit hall, fossils such as trilobites, nautiluses, and ammonites shine brilliantly.
These when occupants of the ancient oceans showcase the variety and unique charm of marine organisms throughout the geological periods.
In specific, the biggest ichthyosaur fossil in China, which is 11 meters long, is the focus of the exhibit hall.
As an extremely specialized big marine reptile, the ichthyosaur has a structured body shape and paddle-like limbs, vividly providing the best adaptation of marine organisms in the Mesozoic era to the environment.
They are not only an important part of the ancient marine environment however likewise a powerful testimony to the continuous development of marine life.A view of the Ancient Ocean Exhibition Hall at the National Maritime Museum in north Chinas Tianjin./ CGTNA view of the Ancient Ocean Exhibition Hall at the National Maritime Museum in north Chinas Tianjin./ CGTNThese ancient fossils carry the code of the oceans changes and are the essential ideas to checking out the source driving force of a marine community with a shared future.
From the very beginning of the origin of life when the ocean gave birth to the most primitive types of life to the mutual influence and co-evolution of organisms and the marine environment over the long course of time, every fossil records the constant development of life on Earth in the accept of the ocean.
They expose the close connection and vulnerability of the marine environment, reminding us that protecting the marine ecology and developing a marine neighborhood with a shared future is an inevitable relocate to protect the future of life on Earth.