Paleontological classification and evolution - Animal Top 10

Looking forward to the evolution and latest discoveries of Tunisian herring

Clupeomorpha fish are divided into two categories: Clupeoformes (such as sardines and Yangtze swordfish, etc.) and the e···

The important discovery and historical evolution of the graceful hairtail fish

According to the latest report in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Xu Guanghui’s research team from the Institut···

The Evolution and Latest Discovery of Stry's Lovebird

The evolutionary success of birds is inseparable from their unique reproductive and incubation systems. On March 21, the···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Hunyuanlong long-armed

In 2019, Nature published a cover article on the research results of Wang Min, Zou Jingmei, Xu Xing, Zhou Zhonghe from t···

Reconstruction of Microraptor Zhao's swallowing Indra lizard Wang's (new discovery of Micr

On July 11, "Current Biology" published online the latest research results of Zou Jingmei, Dong Liping, Zhou Zhonghe of ···

Evolution and latest discoveries of Carrasco's Chilean monkey

The human brain is larger than other primates in both absolute and relative capacity, and its sulcus structure is also m···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Heinz's suburban bear

Among the large bears of the Miocene-Pliocene Epoch, the most famous are the Indian bear Indarctos and the suburban bear···

The evolution and latest discoveries of the broad-backed Silurian fish

When interpreting and restoring incomplete or bizarrely symmetrical animal fossils, the dorsoventrally or even the anter···

The evolution and latest discoveries of Tse's red mountain lizard

The phylogenetic study of lepidosauriforms shows that the Jurassic was an important period in the evolution of squamates···

The evolution and latest discoveries of the handsome beast of Jehol

The British magazine Nature published online the research results of Wang Haibing and Wang Yuanqing of the Institute of ···

The evolution and research results of Li's source predator

On December 5, 2019, Science magazine published online an article by Mao Fangyuan, Wang Yuanqing and other scholars from···

How did birds escape mass extinction events?

How birds, the descendants of dinosaurs, escaped the mass extinction event 65 million years ago has always been a questi···

Cretaceous bird with dinosaur skull and weird body

Recently, Nature Ecology & Evolution, a subsidiary journal of Nature magazine, published a study independently completed···

Prehistoric “weird” elephants, prehistoric relatives of living elephants

As the largest mammal on land, the image of elephants has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts: huge size, long tr···

Classification and Evolution of Phobos

Deinophorus is an extinct species in the order Elephantidae. It is tall and strong. Males are nearly five meters tall at···

How strong is Dunkleosteus, the ocean giant that can swallow sharks?

Sharks can be said to be the top overlords among marine life today. Whether it is speed, bite force, bite ability or att···

The giant from 3 million years ago: the Yellow River elephant

In 1973, farmers in Heshui County, Gansu Province discovered a piece of white ivory while digging in the sand. After 35 ···

The discovery and evolution of the dire saber-toothed tiger

Sabre-toothed cats were widely distributed in the Neogene and Quaternary periods of the New and Old Worlds. They are a l···

Prehistoric giant crocodiles in dreams: Dreamland Crocodile

Archosaurs are sometimes called archosaurs, which originally means "leading reptiles or ruling reptiles". This···

The discovery and evolution of Sihedang Solitarinis

Recently, a new bird fossil site was discovered near Sihedang Town, Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province. Initially, it was ···

The Early Cretaceous enantiornis 130 million years ago

On February 1, Wang Min, Zhou Zhonghe, Zou Jingmei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Ch···

The discovery and evolution of Zheng's fighting pterosaur

On February 16, 2017, Scientific Reports published an article by Wang Xiaolin’s research team at the Institute of Verte···

420-million-year-old ancient fish with strange scales

Zhu Min’s team at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has made ···

Geographical distribution and evolution of Tibetan E.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has a vast territory and high terrain, and is known as the "Roof of the World". The formation ···