fossils
How big is the largest dinosaur egg? Over 100 tons?
Dinosaurs were oviparous reptiles, and like birds, they reproduced by laying eggs. We know that some bird eggs are very...
How did dinosaurs become extinct? Did dinosaurs really disappear?
There are likely multiple versions of the story of the world's end, and an asteroid impact directly causing mass ex...
Deninger Bear
Cave bear *Ursus spelaeus* (and its ancestor *Ursus deningeri*) are iconic fossil species of Quaternary Europe and amon...
Classification and evolution of *Sang's large-lipped rhinoceros*
Both sexes of the large-lipped rhinoceros (Chilotherium) are hornless. Its lower jaw and snout extend strongly laterall...
How does the ancient circling pheasant call?
On May 26, Zhou Zhonghe's research group at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology reported...
Evolution of the Jinyun Ankylosaurus in China
The February 27 issue of *Scientific Reports* reported the discovery of a new species of ankylosaur fossil in Huzhen, J...
Classification and Evolution of Short-eared Frilled Fish
A team led by Zhu Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,...
Discovery of a new species of red-spotted alpine pit viper
The Sanjiangyuan region, located in southeastern Qinghai Province, boasts a unique geographical location and ecological...
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...
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 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...
