evolution
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...
How did dinosaurs come about?
Eight million years ago, soft, boneless creatures first evolved into fish with internal skeletons. Fish then evolved in...
The oldest jawed animal teeth fossil recently discovered in Chongqing provides evidence of the evolution from fish to humans.
Ancient fish, living 436 million years ago, swam gracefully in the ancient ocean—a scene reconstructed by Chinese resea...
The mascot of the 2023 Spring Festival Gala, "Tu Yuanyuan," is named after the "Anhui Model Pikachu." What is the significance of these fossils?
On December 22, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala mascot, "Tu Yuanyuan," was officially announced. Tu Yuanyuan...
The evolutionary history of rabbits is surprisingly interesting! What are some of the puns related to the word "rabbit"?
The Chinese people's love for rabbits is almost ingrained in their DNA: China's first lunar rover is named &quo...
The origin of the pig and the legend of the pig zodiac animal
Pigs are omnivorous mammals with an average lifespan of 20 years. They are one of the five domestic animals (cattle, do...
The origin and evolutionary history of the mule
There are two types of mules: the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse is called a horse mule, and the offspri...
The origin and evolutionary history of turtles
Turtles and tortoises are arguably among the most ancient creatures in the world. The earliest known turtle fossil is t...
The Origin and Evolutionary History of the Kiwi
The kiwi, also known as the national bird of New Zealand, is considered a symbol of the country. Belonging to the sandp...
The origin and evolutionary history of cats
Cats originated in ancient Egypt, roughly in the central region of Crete, Cyprus. Domestic cats (possibly existing in a...
Evolution and Research Results of Li's Source Predator
On December 5, 2019, the journal *Science* published online the research findings of Mao Fangyuan and Wang Yuanqing fro...
Evolution and latest discoveries of Jeholosaurus gaisi
The journal Nature published online the research findings of Wang Haibing and Wang Yuanqing from the Institute of Verte...
Evolution and latest discoveries of Silurus latifolius
When interpreting and reconstructing incomplete or oddly shaped bilaterally symmetrical animal fossils, their dorsal or...
Evolution and latest discoveries of Heinz coyote
Among the large bears of the Miocene-Pliocene epochs, the most famous are the Indian bear (Indarctos) and the coyote be...
