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01 2021
Simulated image shows how dinosaurs incubate. (Photo provided by Yunnan University and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
A group of rare incu...
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09 2020
BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- When did ancient birds and feathered dinosaurs start to molt, and how? Researchers from China and Israel have jointly unveiled the mystery.
According to research published in the ...
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08 2020
BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An international research team has discovered that dinosaurs developed yearly growth lines on their bones throughout their lives, a find that sheds light on growth patterns of the anci...
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08 2020
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists confirmed that bird ovaries can be preserved in fossils, providing evidence for the reproductive evolution of birds.
Like most animals, dinosaurs, which are the a...
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05 2020
BEIJING -- Chinese researchers reported on Friday that an analysis of sequenced ancient genomes revealed a major episode of admixture of ancient humans in East Asia, suggesting that population movement played a pr...
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04 2020
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have revealed that the evolution of diet may have helped birds survive the Cretaceous mass extinction of species, according to a study published online in the journ...
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04 2020
The fossilized skeleton of the first complete pterosaur skeleton discovered in China is on exhibition at the Paleozoological Museum of China in Beijing. (Photo provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleonto...
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04 2020BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have found a new species of sandgrouse in rocks dating back 6 to 9 million years in northwest China's Gansu Province, pointing to dry, arid habitats near the edge of the Qin...
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03 2020
Cartilage cells from skull of Hypacrosaurus nestlings. On the left are two cells at the end of cell division, showing material consistent with condensed nuclei. Right in the middle is the higher magnification...
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01 2020
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have found a fossilized pterosaur with part of the hyoid - the arched bone that supports the tongue - intact, indicating the evolution and function of the creature's...
