The fossilized remains belonged to the ornithopod (having legs or feet like those of a bird) family. said Jin Liyong, curator of the Museum of Jilin University.
Their collection started over a hundred years ago when a museum director notice that the medieval paintings he brought home were quickly deteriorating.
We also issued a challenge to mayors, libraries, and school leaders to help every student get a library card, so they can expand their horizons in a place like this.
The curators suggest that because the nose allows someone to breathe, removing it would make that impossible and effectively kill the statue that represents somebody.