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Xinhua:Early man in China had biggest known brain of the time |
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A study showed that the ancient relatives of modern humans in northern China may have had an "Einstein's brain" at the time they lived 200,000 to 160,000 years ago.
An international team led by Chinese archaeologists found that the cranial capacity of this hominin reached 1,700 ... |
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ChinaDaily: Researchers piece together evidence of 'big-headed man' |
The Xujiayao site and the reconstructed skull of Xujiayao Man [Photo/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology]
An international team led by Chinese paleoanthropologists recently discovered a species of early hominin with the largest cranial capacity in the late Middle Pleistocene, dating b... |
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Xinhua: Chinese scientists discover new dinosaur unearthed in Inner Mongolia |
Chinese paleontologists announced the discovery of a new dinosaur with a unique butterfly-shaped neural arch of the anteriormost dorsal vertebrae, which makes it distinguishable from other troodontids.
The research team found its holotype in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The holotype consi... |
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Xinhua: Ancient fossils of new rodent species discovered in NW China |
3D reconstruction of the fossil teeth of Yuomys robustus (Photo/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology)
Chinese scientists have discovered ancient fossils in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region and confirmed them as a new species of rodent.
The new species, named Yuomys robust... |
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China Daily: Giant rhino find offers clues to plateau's past |
LANZHOU-Researchers confirmed recently that a previously unknown species of giant rhino lived in the region of today's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau some 26.5 million years ago, providing insight into the evolution of both the large land mammal and the plateau.
Deng Tao, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Scien... |
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China Daily:New species of giant rhino discovered in Gansu |
The 26.5-million-year-old giant rhino Paraceratherium linxiaensewas discovered in Gansu province recently. (Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A 26.5-million-year-old giant rhino was discovered in Gansu province recently.
A Sino-U.S. collaborative team discovered a complete skull of the animal — Paracerath... |
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Ecns:3-year-old dinosaur larva fossil unearthed in Yunnan |
Archaeologists work on the site in Lufeng, Yunnan Province. (Photo/China News Service)
(ECNS) -- A 1.7-meter-long dinosaur larva fossil not belonging to any known genus has been unearthed from the Early Jurassic strata in Lufeng, Yunnan Province, according to Yunan University on Wednesday.
The dinosaur,... |
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