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What types of pterosaurs were found in China? (The history of pterosaur research)

1. The history of pterosaur research Pterosaurs were discovered about half a century earlier than dinosaurs, and they w...

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2026-01-12
What types of pterosaurs were found in China? (The history of pterosaur research)

Inspiration from the fossils of the three-toed horse fauna

During the Pliocene, the average altitude of the Tibetan Plateau region was only a few hundred meters to a few thousand...

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2026-01-12
Inspiration from the fossils of the three-toed horse fauna

The most primitive woolly rhinoceros fossils have been discovered in Tibet.

The world's most primitive woolly rhinoceros, dating back to the Pliocene epoch (approximately 3.7 million years ag...

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2026-01-12
The most primitive woolly rhinoceros fossils have been discovered in Tibet.

Discovery and Research of Sinosauropteryx Fossils in my country

In late 1996 and early 1997, numerous news media outlets around the world reported on the discovery of a "most pri...

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2026-01-12
Discovery and Research of Sinosauropteryx Fossils in my country

What was the first dinosaur to be named in my country?

As one of the world's most important dinosaur-producing regions, China boasts numerous dinosaur fossil discoveries ...

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2026-01-12
What was the first dinosaur to be named in my country?

Who discovered the earliest dinosaur in history?

I. The Story of the Mantels In a small town called Lewis in Sussex, southern England, lived a country doctor named Mant...

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2026-01-12
Who discovered the earliest dinosaur in history?

The world's largest carnivorous dinosaur (not Tyrannosaurus Rex)

If someone asked you what the largest carnivorous dinosaur in the world was, you might answer without hesitation: "...

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2026-01-12
The world's largest carnivorous dinosaur (not Tyrannosaurus Rex)

The cause of the seizure of Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils

On May 14, 1992, staff at the Black Mountain Institute in Hill City, in the western United States, were going about the...

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2026-01-12
The cause of the seizure of Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils

Historical dinosaur research hoaxes (the Piltover incident)

In the 1930s, the paleoanthropological community witnessed the infamous "Piltang Affair." Some individuals, s...

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2026-01-12
Historical dinosaur research hoaxes (the Piltover incident)

The world's 12th complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil skeleton has been discovered.

Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring large carnivorous dinosaurs that lived during the La...

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2026-01-12
The world's 12th complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil skeleton has been discovered.

The Rise and Fall of the Armored Fish Family

Before the earliest vertebrates were discovered in the Chengjiang Fauna in China, the earliest traces of vertebrates we...

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2026-01-12
The Rise and Fall of the Armored Fish Family

The structure of the slit-mouth shark (an ancient marine killer)

The sharks we are familiar with belong to the cartilaginous fish family. Cartilaginous fish are almost entirely marine ...

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2026-01-12
The structure of the slit-mouth shark (an ancient marine killer)

The evolution of whales (long-legged whales)

Modern whales have smooth skin and streamlined bodies, their massive tails creating towering waves that propel them fre...

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2026-01-12
The evolution of whales (long-legged whales)

The discovery of the fossil of Eosimias sinensis

In 1985, paleoanthropologist Lin Yipu discovered some ancient mammal fossils in fissure deposits at the Shuimushan quar...

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2026-01-12
The discovery of the fossil of Eosimias sinensis

The discovery of the fossil of Dawn ape

Some scholars, both domestically and internationally, argue that *Eosimias sinensis* is not a higher primate because it...

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2026-01-12
The discovery of the fossil of Dawn ape