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Location: Home > Research > Research Progress     Research Progress Re-evaluation of Wulagasaurus Indicates Basal Hadrosaurine Dinosaurs Originated in Asia Several hundred disarticulated bones have been recovered from a large dinosaur quarry of the Upper Cretaceous Yuliangzi Formation at the base of the Wulaga outcrop of Heilongjiang Province near the Sino-Russian boundary. Most of them are tentatively assigned to the derived lambeosaurine Sahaliyania elunchunorum, and... 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... New Study Turns Pachysuchus a Hidden Dinosaur - Removing Only Post-Triassic Record of Phytosaurs from Asia Phytosaurs are generally considered to have become extinct at the end of the Triassic Period, but several records have suggested that they survived into the basal Jurassic in Europe and Asia. The Asian record consists of Pachysuchus imperfectus from the Lower Lufeng Formation (?Hettangian–Sinemurian) of Yunnan, Chi... 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 ... New Finding Extends the Range of Anatomically Modern Coelacanths to the Early Devonian Among sarcopterygians (lobe-finned fishes and tetrapods), coelacanths are known for their evolutionary conservatism. Epitomized by the legendary living fossil Latimeria, the distinctive body plan of anatomically modern coelacanths can be traced back to fossil forms from the late Middle Devonian. However, the group’... 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... Fossil Fishes from China Provide First Evidence of Dermal Pelvic Girdles in Osteichthyans The fossil record shows that the pectoral girdles of early osteichthyans retained part of the primitive gnathostome pectoral girdle condition with spines and/or other dermal components. However, very little is known about the condition of the pelvic girdle in the earliest osteichthyans. Dr. ZHU Min, Institute of Ver... New Toothed Flying Reptile Found from the Early Creataceous of Western Liaoning, China Although paleontologists have greatly increase the pterosaur diversity in the last decades, particularly due to discoveries made in western Liaoning, China, very little is known regarding pterosaur biogeography. An international team led by Dr. WANG Xiaolin, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology... 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... Primitive Mammoth Found From the Early Pleistocene of Nihewan Basin, China The evolutionary relationships among Mammuthus, Palaeoloxodon and Elephas within the tribe Elephantini is still not quite clear. In China, the best fossil materials of elephantid ever recovered are exclusively attributed to the true woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, and the early mammoth is represented only by ...   32 Page(s)   FirstPrev2122232425NextFinal

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