🇨🇳 China

Genera found in this country (96)

96 genres

Brontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 36 occ.

Eubrontes

250 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 22 occ.

Grallator

250 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 21 occ.

Psittacosaurus

137 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 19 occ.

Parabrontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 14 occ.

Jialingpus

162 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 11 occ.

385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China

China Devonian geology Late Devonian Middle Devonian

Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a fossilized resin roughly 385 million years old (Middle Devonian epoch) that predates the previous record-holder by about 65 million years. The post 385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

17/07/2026 sci-news

New Jurassic Fossil Reveals How Birds Lost Their Dinosaur Tails

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Paleontologists in China have described a small, previously unknown Jurassic bird whose short tail offers new evidence for how the earliest birds traded their long, dinosaur-like tails for the compact tailbone that helps living birds fly. The post New Jurassic Fossil Reveals How Birds Lost Their Dinosaur Tails appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

07/07/2026 sci-news

Ancient Sea Creature Pushes Back Origins of Spider Fangs to 518 Million Years Ago

Cambrian China evolution jaw predator

Urokodia aequalis, an early Cambrian marine predator from the Chengjiang biota of China, preserves the earliest known evidence of chelicerae -- the pincer-like structures that later evolved into the fangs of spiders and the pincers of scorpions. The post Ancient Sea Creature Pushes Back Origins of Spider Fangs to 518 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

01/07/2026 sci-news

New Feathered Dinosaur from China Had Peacock-Like Tail

bird Changzhousaurus China Cretaceous Dinosauria +4

A new genus and species of four-winged pennaraptoran dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of northern China is adding another twist to the story of how birds evolved from their dinosaur ancestors. The post New Feathered Dinosaur from China Had Peacock-Like Tail appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

23/06/2026 sci-news

This four-winged dinosaur may have terrorized Earth's earliest birds

bird bone China Dinosauria feather +3

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles of crushed prehistoric bird bones in China. The four-winged glider, a close cousin of Velociraptor, helps reveal how early birds and their dinosaur relatives shared the same ancient landscape.

23/06/2026 sciencedaily

Yi: Beast of the Week

China Dinosauria evolution Jurassic Late Jurassic +1

 This week we will be checking out a dinosaur that was so unusual, it completely changed what we thought we knew about dinosaur evolution.  Check out Yi qi! (pronounced "EE-chee")Yi was a small theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Hebei, in Northeastern China during the late Jurassic period, about 159 million years ago.  From snout to tail it only measured about a foot (30 cm) long and its wingspan was about 2 feet (60cm) wide.  The genus came, "Yi" translates from Mandarin to "wing" and

21/06/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Fossils from Chinese Cave Fill Crucial Gap in History of Gigantopithecus blacki

China fossil human origin mammals tooth

Deep inside a limestone cave in southern China, paleontologists have uncovered an assemblage of thirteen fossilized teeth belonging to Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest primate species ever known to have lived. The post Fossils from Chinese Cave Fill Crucial Gap in History of Gigantopithecus blacki appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

15/06/2026 sci-news

New Four-winged Dinosaur from China Described

China Cretaceous description Dinosauria Early Cretaceous +7

Palaeontologists have described a new species of microraptorine theropod from north-western China. Named Jian changmaensis, this small, feathered dinosaur probably glided on four wings. The fossil provides fresh insights into Early Cretaceous ecosystems and extends the known range of the Microraptorinae. The fossil material consists of an articulated partial left pectoral girdle and forelimb. It

08/06/2026 everythingdinosaur

Scientists thought the Denisovans were impossible to find: this spectacular discovery now changes everything

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For fifteen years, the Denisovans had neither face nor outline. Just DNA extracted from a piece of Siberian bone the size of a fingernail. In 2025, an exceptional skull discovered in China changed everything. Homo longi, nicknamed the Dragon Man, finally gives a face to this phantom human group. 

06/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

A true flying nightmare: researchers have discovered a prehistoric “dragon” with 4 wings that terrorized early birds!

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Raptors, feathered dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period, could not fly despite their close relationship with birds. However, a new study carried out at a fossil site in China reveals that some of them would have been capable of gliding and hunting the first birds.

05/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China

bird China Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous +3

Jian changmaensis is the first non-avian dinosaur found at a paleontological site that has yielded more than 100 specimens of Early Cretaceous birds. The post New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/06/2026 sci-news

A discovery in China shakes up the story of strange animals dating back 520 million years

Cambrian China dating discovery fossil

Discreet but omnipresent in today's oceans, bryozoans hide a much older history than previously thought. Exceptional fossils discovered in China show that 520 million years ago, these colonial animals were already complex structures, fully...

03/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Sinosauropteryx

China Dinosauria fossil

Prismatoolithus

China museum Prismatoolithidae

Spheroolithus

China Dinosauria fossil

Lufengosaurus

China holotype Lufengosaurus

Dendroolithus

China Dendroolithidae Dendroolithus

Dsungaripterus

China Cretaceous Dsungaripteridae

Jialingpus

China Ichnites Jialingpus

Gyposaurus

China Gyposaurus museum

Qianichthyosaurus

China fossil museum

Hamipterus

China Hamipteridae Hamipterus

Tienshanosaurus

China holotype museum

Archaeornithomimus

Archaeornithomimus China museum

Jianchangnathus

China holotype Jianchangnathus

Sinopterus

China Cretaceous Early Cretaceous

Caudipteryx

Caudipterygidae Caudipteryx China

Corpulentapus

China Corpulentapus fossil

Ikrandraco

China holotype Ikrandraco

Dendrorhynchoides

China Dendrorhynchoides holotype

China museum Tylosaurus

Asianopodus

Asianopodus Changpeipus China

China

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Barremian Bissekty Campanian

Australia Avalonia China

Formations géologiques (8)

Yixian 101 Lufeng 96 Shaximiao 78 Jiaguan 56 Pingling 55 Jiufotang 52 Tianjialou 45 Djadokhta 1

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Jehol 167

Nanxiong 90

Wangshi 84

Tugulu 73

Chongqing 61

Chiating 54

Dasheng 51

Xinminbao 35

Tiantai 28

Hekou 27

Ganzhou 22

Zhidan 21

Upper 125

Lower 87

Zhangjia'ao 61

Jianshangou 34

Third 31

Lujiatun 29

Shawan 25

3 25

First 24

Zhuganpo 22

Second 19

Maanshan 17

Environnements de dépôt

Principaux collecteurs

Activité de collecte par décennie