Rare ‘Living Fossil’ Dragon Palace Shell Fetches Rs 120,000, But Its New Owner’s Selfless Act Steals the Show

A captain named Lin in Yilan County recently caught the living fossil dragon palace shell off the coast of Guishan Island, eventually sold for 120,000 yuan, but the buyer wanted Lin to sail to sea; At 2:10 a.m. on the 24th, return the clam to the ocean 2 hours later.

The scientific name of the longong clam caught by Captain Lin is that it first appeared in the Cambrian period, and it is a rare living fossil that can be worth up to one million yuan. As the news got out, it attracted many buyers to bid, with prices ranging from 106,000 yuan to 160,000 yuan, it was eventually sold to a buyer for 120,000 yuan, but the purpose of this buyer’s purchase was to release the captain. Dragon Palace Shell.

Captain Lynn said that clams are not returned to the area where they were originally caught by trawlers, but clams can survive in these ocean areas again.

At 2:10 a.m. on the 24th, Captain Lin launched a fishing boat from Dexi Fishing Port and reached the water near Guishan Island by 4:00 p.m. The crew picked up the bucket containing the clams and returned the clams to the sea as instructed. Captain Lin videotaped the entire release process to demonstrate credibility.

Dragon palace snails live at depths of about 200 to 600 meters on the ocean floor. They appeared earlier than the dinosaurs and are truly living fossils. They are characterized by a narrow crack in the face of the shell and the conical shell looks like a palace, covered with bright red spots like flames, giving it a special appearance.

Although the longgonggong shell’s market value is high, buyers for love and redemption are willing to work together to return this precious and rare marine animal.