Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

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  • The Largest Eugaleaspiform Nochelaspis Reoccurred in the 420-million-years-old “Ancient Fish Kingdom”
    The Largest Eugaleaspiform Nochelaspis Reoccurred in the 420-million-years-old “Ancient Fish Kingdom”
    New findings on the ~420-million-year-old fossil of Nochelaspis maeandrine found in Qujing help to unveil the mystery of the largest known eugaleaspiform, according to researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
    READ MORE >> Oct 29, 2021
  • Organic Molecule Remnants found in the Nuclei of Ancient Dinosaur Cells
    Organic Molecule Remnants found in the Nuclei of Ancient Dinosaur Cells
    READ MORE >> Sep 24, 2021
  • Genomic Study of Ancient Humans Sheds Light on Human Evolution on the Tibetan Plateau
    Genomic Study of Ancient Humans Sheds Light on Human Evolution on the Tibetan Plateau
    READ MORE >> Mar 18, 2023
  • Assessment of contaminants associated with gold-standard ancient DNA protocols
    Assessment of contaminants associated with gold-standard ancient DNA protocols
    READ MORE >> Jan 09, 2023
  • Bizarre Cretaceous Bird from China Shows Evolutionarily Decoupled Skull and Body
    Bizarre Cretaceous Bird from China Shows Evolutionarily Decoupled Skull and Body
    READ MORE >> Jan 03, 2023
  • Chinese Fossil Shows Modern Bird Skull Evolved from a Mixture of Dinosaur and Bird Features
    Chinese Fossil Shows Modern Bird Skull Evolved from a Mixture of Dinosaur and Bird Features
    Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IVPP) in Beijing and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago have revealed that birds retained key dinosaurian traits far into their evolution many millions of years after the split between dinosaurs and birds.
    READ MORE >> Dec 07, 2022