Paleontological classification and evolution - Animal Top 10

Morphological characteristics of Confuciusornis and Sinosauropteryx

From the end of 1996 to the spring of 1997, many international news media rushed to report on the discovery of two primi···

A paleo-ichthyology researcher "accidentally" became a paleo-ornithologist

In July 1990, a research team led by Dr. Jin Fan, a young paleoichthyologist from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontolo···

The Three-Pagoda Chinese Bird is the earliest known flying bird in the world.

Early birds were still very poor in number and variety, and the chance of being turned into fossils was very small. For ···

The great discovery of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China

In 1928, the famous American geological paleontologist Professor Gripp published a scientific masterpiece - "The Geologi···

Morphological characteristics and evolution of Archaeopteryx

In 1861, the oldest bird fossil was discovered in the Upper Jurassic limestone (a limestone formation formed in the late···

Complete map of the geological end table (main biological evolution)

Complete map of the geological end table (main biological evolution)

The four known species of woolly rhino and their characteristics

In order to understand and evaluate the phylogenetic position of the Tibetan woolly rhinoceros within the rhinoceros sub···

Morphological characteristics and living habits of Tibetan woolly rhino

The Tibetan Woolly Rhinoceros has the typical characteristics of the Woolly Rhinoceros: such as a slender skull, an ossi···

Origin and geographical distribution of woolly rhino

The glacial fauna has long been recognized to be closely related to the global cooling events of the Pleistocene. The an···

The most primitive woolly rhinoceros fossil discovered in Tibet

The most primitive woolly rhinoceros in the world from the Pliocene Epoch in Tibet (about 3.7 million years ago) provide···

Enlightenment from fossils of the three-toed horse fauna

During the Pliocene Epoch, the average altitude of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was only a few hundred meters to about 1,00···

The evolution of birds and the origin of feathers

1. Archaeopteryx specimens, gradient, evolution from dragon to bird As more and more feathered dinosaurs and primitive b···

Regulations on the Protection of Paleontological Fossils

Regulations on the Protection of Paleontological FossilsChapter 1 General ProvisionsArticle 1 These Regulations are form···

The origin and evolution of mammals (how the first man appeared)

Humans are the new generation of "Earth Overlords" after the dinosaurs, but the two appeared 58 million years apart. Thi···

The evolution and latest discoveries of the Morning Dawn Miman fish

On May 19, 2016, Current Biology published the research results of Lu Jing and others from Zhu Min’s research group at ···

Evolution and latest discoveries of Luodontosaurus

"Scientific Reports" published on May 24, 2016 reported a new genus and species of mammals discovered in the Early Creta···

The evolution and latest discoveries of incisor fish

On June 3, 2016, the American magazine "ScienceAdvances" published online the latest research results of Lu Jing and oth···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Himalayan sheep

Modern argali sheep (Ovis) are widely distributed in a series of mountain ranges such as the Caucasus, Himalayas, Tibeta···

The evolution and latest discoveries of late Pleistocene elephants in South China

Associate researcher Wang Yuan of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sci···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Cryptodontus

Among the elephantoids, the main group of proboscis, the development of a pair of huge upper incisors (ivory) has become···

The recent evolution and latest discoveries of the white vulture in the long-billed

Bearded vultures and vultures are collectively known as Old World vultures, although they do not form a sister group wit···

Unicorn fish swimming in the Silurian ancient ocean (the evolution of jaws from fish to humans)

The joint team of Zhu Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of ···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Wang's Fuyuan fish

Recently, researcher Xu Guanghui of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and his graduate students Ma Xinying and Re···

The evolution and migration paths of sea otter martens

The steppe weasel Lyncodontini is a small mustelid that is now only distributed in South America. However, during the Qu···