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12 2012
Phylogenetic relationships among basal ornithopod dinosaurs are poorly understood and the published tree topologies for these taxa, and other basal cerapodans, have only weak statistical support. Jeholosaurus shan...
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12 2012
Engraved objects are usually seen as a hallmark of cognition and symbolism, which are viewed as important features of modern human behavior. In recent years, engraved ochre, bones and ostrich eggs unearthed from v...
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12 2012
According to an article published online December 2012 in the journal of Chinese Science Bulletin (Vol.57,No.36), Dr. JIN Changzhu, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academ...
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12 2012
Fossils of Chalicotheres are generally rare, and only a few poorly preserved specimens have previously been discovered in China. Dr. DENG Tao, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chi...
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12 2012
Systematic archaeological survey and excavations in the Three Gorges region, South China over the past two decades has led to the discovery of a number of important hominin fossils and Paleolithic stone artifact a...
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11 2012
The invention of the jaw is the most profound and radical evolutionary step in the vertebrate history. However, the sequence leading to the evolutionary origin of the jaw is still unclear largely due to the absenc...
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11 2012
In a study published online 9 November 2012 in the journal of Anthropological Science, scientists from Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and University...
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11 2012
Remains of fossil canids are not rare in China, but they have not been systematically studied. Previous studies based on dental characters caused considerable confusion on taxonomic classification. In a paper publ...
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11 2012
An international team led by Dr. ZHU Min, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, described a new finned primitive tetrapod, Tungsenia paradoxa gen. et sp. n...
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11 2012
According to a paper published in the latest issue of Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2012(4), Dr. ZHANG Jiangyong, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, described ...
