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New Paleolithic Remains Found Near the Liuhuaishan Site in Bose Basin, Guangxi |
The Liuhuaishan site is an important early Paleolithic site found in the Bose Basin. In December 2008, Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Youjiang Museum for Nationalities, Bose, carried out a short survey around this site and found... |
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Specimen From China-Canada Dinosaur Expedition Re-identified a New Troodontid |
The 1988 China-Canada dinosaur expedition to Bayan Mandahu, Wulatehouqi (Urat Rear Banner), Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) produced many Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossils. Among them, a small, partial theropod hindlimb with an interesting combination of morphological features, catalogued as IVPP (Institute of Vertebra... |
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Three-Toed Horses Reveal the Secret of the Tibetan Plateau Uplift |
The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation and climate. The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau was an important factor of global climate change during the late ... |
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Newly Discovered Close Relative of T. Rex Is Largest Known Feathered Dinosaur |
Palaeontologists have known for more than a decade that some small dinosaurs had bird-like feathers, mainly thanks to beautifully preserved fossils from northeastern China. Now three specimens of a new tyrannosauroid from the same region show that at least one much larger dinosaur had a feathery coat as well. Th... |
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New Scaphognathid Pterosaur Found from Western Liaoning, China |
The research of Chinese pterosaurs has made remarkable contributions to the study of those flying reptiles. Most specimens were unearthed from the Yixian and Jiufotang formations of western Liaoning, China. More recently, some pterosaur materials are found in the region of Linglongta at the Jianchang County, western... |
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