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Origin and Evolution of Yang's Laiyangosaurus
Hadrosaurids are a group of large, terrestrial, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceo...
The ancient fish Zhou's Hongyu, dating back 370 million years
On September 4th, the journal *Nature Ecology & Evolution*, a sub-journal of *Nature*, published online the latest ...
Classification and Evolution of Saber-toothed Tigers
Felines are the most specialized group of carnivores, characterized by retractable claws, a short, blunt snout, well-de...
The discovery and evolution of the Triassic long-dorsal-finned Fukangfish
On August 30th, a research team comprised of Professor Xu Guanghui from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Pa...
The discovery and evolution of the Tautzian gondola.
For a long time, gomphotheres have been considered a central link in proboscis evolution, and an ancestral type of the ...
The 125-million-year-old dinosaur, Carnivalosaurus tengis.
On May 2nd, a research team of paleontologists from multiple research institutions in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Ca...
Geographical distribution and evolution of Tibetan climbing perch
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, vast and towering, is known as the "Roof of the World." Its formation was caused b...
Ancient fish with peculiar scales from 420 million years ago
A research team led by Zhu Min at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sc...
The discovery and evolution of Zheng's fighting pterosaur
On February 16, 2017, *Scientific Reports* published the latest research findings on the origin of pterosaurs by a rese...
The Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird, *Polydontibora spp.*, 130 million years ago.
On February 1, Wang Min, Zhou Zhonghe, and Zou Jingmei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropol...
The discovery and evolution of the Siamese lobebird
A new bird fossil site has recently been discovered near Sihedang Town, Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province. Initial repor...
Prehistoric Crocodiles in Dreams: Dream Crocodiles
Archosaurs, sometimes called primordial archosaurs, originally meant "leading reptiles or ruling reptiles." T...
The discovery and evolution of the saber-toothed tiger
Saber-toothed cats were widely distributed throughout the Neogene and Quaternary periods in both the Old and New Worlds...
Ghost fish with vampire-like teeth
The ghost fish, also known as the vampire fish, is found in northern Myanmar and is estimated to have existed on Earth ...
The historical evolution and development of the horse
The connection between horses and human history can be traced back 350 centuries, with the earliest records coming from...
