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Fossil of Mei long (holotype), on temporary display at the Shanghai Natural History Museum as part of the exhibition "China's Dinosaur World". Shot on July 22, 2025.
Taxa Mei

Fossil of Mei long (holotype), on temporary display at the Shanghai Natural History Museum as part of the exhibition "China's Dinosaur World". Shot on July 22, 2025.

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Fossil specimen (IVPP V17903) of Corpulentapus lilasia on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Corpulentapus

Fossil specimen (IVPP V17903) of Corpulentapus lilasia on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

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Holotype of Ikrandraco avatar on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Ikrandraco

Holotype of Ikrandraco avatar on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

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Holotype specimen (GMV2128) of Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus on display at the Geological Museum of China.
Taxa Dendrorhynchoides

Holotype specimen (GMV2128) of Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus on display at the Geological Museum of China.

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Caudipteryx zoui, Skelett - Untere Kreide - Liaoning/China - aufgenommen im Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart
Taxa Caudipteryx

Caudipteryx zoui, Skelett - Untere Kreide - Liaoning/China - aufgenommen im Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart

museum China Caudipteryx
Fossil specimen of early Cretaceous pterosaur Sinopterus dongi, which is collected from Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The specimen (BMNHC Ph773) is a collection of Beijing Museum of Natural History and was on display in the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) during a special exhibition.
Taxa Sinopterus

Fossil specimen of early Cretaceous pterosaur Sinopterus dongi, which is collected from Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The specimen (BMNHC Ph773) is a collection of Beijing Museum of Natural History and was on display in the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) during a special exhibition.

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Holotype skeleton of Jianchangnathus robustus on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Jianchangnathus

Holotype skeleton of Jianchangnathus robustus on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

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Holotype skeleton (AGB 6257) of Cartorhynchus lenticarpus on display at the Geological Museum of China.
Taxa Omphalosauridae

Holotype skeleton (AGB 6257) of Cartorhynchus lenticarpus on display at the Geological Museum of China.

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Reconstruction of skeleton; Lower Cretaceous (120 mio. Years); Jungar Basin, China.
Taxa Dsungaripteridae

Reconstruction of skeleton; Lower Cretaceous (120 mio. Years); Jungar Basin, China.

China Cretaceous Dsungaripteridae skeleton
Jian is a microraptorine dromaeosaur, and the only non-avian dinosaur so far discovered from the Xiagou Formation of what is now China. Typical of microraptorinae, Jian had long pennaceous feathers growing from its arms as well as its legs, and was small in size, growing to approximately 1 m in total body length.

Jian is a microraptorine dromaeosaur, and the only non-avian dinosaur so far discovered from the Xiagou Formation of what is now China. Typical of microraptorinae, Jian had long pennaceous feathers growing from its arms as well as its legs, and was small in size, growing to approximately 1 m in total body length.

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Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Yangtzepus

Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

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Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

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Paleoarte de pterossauro encontrado na China em 2006, pertecente ao grupos do Istiodactylus em estágio de pouso. Corpo com picnofibras é evidenciado no fóssil holótipo.
Taxa Longchengpterus

Paleoarte de pterossauro encontrado na China em 2006, pertecente ao grupos do Istiodactylus em estágio de pouso. Corpo com picnofibras é evidenciado no fóssil holótipo.

China Istiodactylus Longchengpterus
Cast of Datanglong guangxiensis holotype at the National Natural History Museum of China.
Taxa Datanglong

Cast of Datanglong guangxiensis holotype at the National Natural History Museum of China.

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Huashanosaurus is a basal sauropod dinosaur that lived from the Early to Middle Jurassic periods of what is now China. It was a long-necked herbivore which still exhibited many basal traits of the earlier sauropodomorphs, while transitioning to obligate quardupedality. Huashanosaurus grew to approximately 12 m in length, and weighed around 10 t.
Taxa Huashanosaurus

Huashanosaurus is a basal sauropod dinosaur that lived from the Early to Middle Jurassic periods of what is now China. It was a long-necked herbivore which still exhibited many basal traits of the earlier sauropodomorphs, while transitioning to obligate quardupedality. Huashanosaurus grew to approximately 12 m in length, and weighed around 10 t.

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Fujianvenator is an anchiornithid avialan from the Late Jurassic of China, whose discovery gave important insight to the evolution of birds. It had proportionately long legs, with the tibia twice the length of the femur. This suggests it may have been a strong runner, and possibly had a terrestrial or wading lifestyle. Fujianvenator was a small dinosaur, weighing about 640 g. As an avialan, it was almost certainly covered in feathers, though it does not seem likely to have been capable of flight.
Taxa Fujianvenator

Fujianvenator is an anchiornithid avialan from the Late Jurassic of China, whose discovery gave important insight to the evolution of birds. It had proportionately long legs, with the tibia twice the length of the femur. This suggests it may have been a strong runner, and possibly had a terrestrial or wading lifestyle. Fujianvenator was a small dinosaur, weighing about 640 g. As an avialan, it was almost certainly covered in feathers, though it does not seem likely to have been capable of flight.

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Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
tooth China Triassic Sauropterygia new species skeleton
A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. The post Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
20/08/2026 sci-news
Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head
Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head
jaw China Devonian Late Devonian fish new species skull
Paleontologists in China have identified a new species of armored, jawless fish from rocks around 419 million years old whose skull was shaped like the wing of a bat and whose unusual head made it an efficient glider through Devonian seas. The post Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
18/08/2026 sci-news
Fossil Find in China Reveals Dinosaur Family Never Before Seen in East Asia
Fossil Find in China Reveals Dinosaur Family Never Before Seen in East Asia
China fossil Dinosauria discovery new species
Paleontologists working in southern China have identified a new species of sauropod dinosaur that appears to belong to a group never before documented anywhere in East Asia. The post Fossil Find in China Reveals Dinosaur Family Never Before Seen in East Asia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
04/08/2026 sci-news
244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System
244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System
China Triassic fossil specimen
An exquisitely preserved specimen of Austronaga minuta, a small, long-necked marine reptile from the Triassic of China, contains a fossilized stomach, liver and intestines, offering paleontologists their oldest detailed glimpse yet of how early reptiles digested food. The post 244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
04/08/2026 sci-news
Remarkable Eoceras shaanxiense Fossils Rewrite Cephalopod Evolution
China Cambrian Stage 3 fossil evolution formation
Researchers have identified tiny fossils from the Shuijingtuo Formation (Cambrian Stage 3) of South China that could transform our understanding of cephalopod evolution. The newly described species, Eoceras shaanxiense, provides the oldest known evidence of a primordial siphuncle, a crucial anatomical feature that enabled cephalopods to regulate buoyancy and eventually become some of the oceans'
03/08/2026 everythingdinosaur
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