🇨🇳 China

Genera found in this country (94)

94 genres

Brontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 36 occ.

Eubrontes

251 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 22 occ.

Grallator

251 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.

Jurassic Fossil Hints that Some Early Birds Were Flightless

bird China fossil Jurassic Late Jurassic

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early bird from the Late Jurassic Zhenghe Fauna of southeastern China. The post Jurassic Fossil Hints that Some Early Birds Were Flightless appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

15/10/2026 sci-news

Incredible Feathered Dinosaur Discovery Reveals New Secrets About the Evolution of Flight

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A remarkable new species of feathered dinosaur has been described from north-eastern China. Named Norellraptor barsboldi, this small theropod is helping scientists understand how flight evolved in the Dinosauria. The research suggests that different groups of feathered dinosaurs developed flight-related adaptations independently, rather than following the same evolutionary pathway. The international research team, which included

15/10/2026 everythingdinosaur

Fossil Armored Fish from China Bridges Primitive and Advanced Jawless Lineages

China Devonian Early Devonian fish fossil

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of polybranchiaspiform galeaspid fish from the Early Devonian of Yunnan, China. The post Fossil Armored Fish from China Bridges Primitive and Advanced Jawless Lineages appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

13/10/2026 sci-news

Beautiful Jurassic Mammaliaform Fossil Reveals Evolutionary Breakthrough

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Scientists have described a remarkable Jurassic mammaliaform fossil from China that provides fresh insights into the evolution of mammals. The 165-million-year-old animal, named Megacauda sungei, was adapted to life in the water. Furthermore, its exceptionally preserved skeleton reveals important evidence concerning the evolution of mammalian feeding and swallowing. The international research team, led by scientists

09/10/2026 everythingdinosaur

Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought

China fossil Jurassic Mongolia

Megacauda sungei, a furry, otter-size mammaliaform that lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China, some 165 million years ago, was semiaquatic, swimming and foraging in water, with a lifestyle analogous to the living platypus. The post Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

08/10/2026 sci-news

Dinosaur-Era Mammal Swam Like Platypus and Replaced Its Teeth Multiple Times

China Dinosauria mammals

Dongoconodon platycauda, a small eutriconodontan mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs in what is now northeastern China paddled through the water with webbed, platypus-like hands and feet, and replaced its teeth multiple times. The post Dinosaur-Era Mammal Swam Like Platypus and Replaced Its Teeth Multiple Times appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

01/10/2026 sci-news

New Feathered Dinosaur Suggests Flight Evolved More Than Once among Birds’ Closest Relatives

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Norellraptor barsboldi, a new species of small microraptorine dinosaur from the 120-million-year-old rock beds of China’s Liaoning province, challenges the idea that the earliest fliers shared a common blueprint for taking to the air. The post New Feathered Dinosaur Suggests Flight Evolved More Than Once among Birds’ Closest Relatives appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

01/10/2026 sci-news

120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage

China fossil mammals new species

A new species of deltatheroidan mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed ancestor of marsupials yet found, offering fresh evidence that Asia played a central role in the deep evolutionary split between marsupials and placental mammals. The post 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

28/09/2026 sci-news

New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China

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Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of therizinosaur based on a nearly complete skeleton found in northeastern China. The post New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

21/09/2026 sci-news

Remarkable Miocene Flowers Preserved in Amber Reveal an Ancient Rainforest

China fossil Miocene study

Miocene flowers preserved in amber are providing scientists with a remarkable glimpse into a tropical rainforest that flourished around 15 million years ago. The tiny flowers come from the famous Zhangpu flora of Fujian Province in south-east China. Researchers from China and Europe examined two exceptionally well-preserved fossil flowers. Their study demonstrates that climbing plants,

11/09/2026 everythingdinosaur

400,000-year-old teeth reveal a hidden link in human evolution

China evolution protein

More than 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from China may reveal a surprising link between this ancient human species, Denisovans, and some modern people. Scientists found protein mutations suggesting several East Asian Homo erectus populations belonged to the same evolutionary group, including one mutation previously associated with Denisovans. That variant may have passed from Homo erectus into Denisovans and eventually reached modern populations in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

10/09/2026 sciencedaily

115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Recovered from Deep Drill Core in China

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Scientists have identified the first dinosaur fossil from a remote western section of the Bayan Gobi Formation in China’s Inner Mongolia, extending the known geographic range of dinosaur fossils in this important Early Cretaceous rock unit. The post 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Recovered from Deep Drill Core in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

07/09/2026 sci-news

Sinosauropteryx

China Dinosauria fossil

Spheroolithus

China Dinosauria fossil

China holotype Lufengosaurus

Dendroolithidae

China Dendroolithidae Dendroolithus

Sinopterus

China Cretaceous Early Cretaceous

Caudipteryx

Caudipterygidae Caudipteryx China

China museum Tylosaurus

Asianopodus

Asianopodus Changpeipus China

Alcobaça Argentina Chile

Barremian Bissekty Campanian

Placoolithus

China museum Placoolithus

Youngoolithus

China museum nest

Jeholornithiformes

China Jeholornithidae Jeholornithiformes

bird China pelvis

China museum

China formation fossil

China museum

China museum

China museum

Anisian China Cymbospondylidae

Longchengpterus

China Istiodactylus Longchengpterus

China Dinosauria Dromaeosauria

Dsungaripteridae

China Cretaceous Dsungaripteridae

China holotype museum

Formations géologiques (8)

Yixian 102 Lufeng 96 Shaximiao 78 Jiaguan 56 Pingling 55 Jiufotang 53 Tianjialou 45 Djadokhta 1

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Jehol 169

Nanxiong 90

Wangshi 84

Tugulu 73

Chongqing 61

Chiating 54

Dasheng 51

Xinminbao 36

Tiantai 28

Hekou 27

Ganzhou 22

Zhidan 21

Upper 124

Lower 87

Zhangjia'ao 61

Jianshangou 34

Third 31

Lujiatun 29

Shawan 25

3 25

First 24

Zhuganpo 22

Second 19

Maanshan 17

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Principaux collecteurs

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