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"Scientific Reports" published on May 24, 2016 reported a new genus and species of mammals discovered in the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota - Luo's Late Teeth - jointly researched by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Linyi University. Beast (Anebodo
On June 3, 2016, the American magazine "ScienceAdvances" published online the latest research results of Lu Jing and others from Zhu Min's research group at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. With the help of high-precision CT sc
Modern argali sheep (Ovis) are widely distributed in a series of mountain ranges such as the Caucasus, Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, Tianshan-Altai Mountains, Eastern Siberia, and the Rocky Mountains of North America. In Eurasia, argali fossils have only been found in small amount
Associate researcher Wang Yuan of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with the research team of Zhang Hanwen, a doctoral student at the University of Bristol, UK, and Professor Mark Purnell of the University of Leicester, U
Bearded vultures and vultures are collectively known as Old World vultures, although they do not form a sister group within the order Accipiliformes. Abundant fossil evidence shows that Old World vultures were widely distributed in the strata of North America from the Miocene to
The joint team of Zhu Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ahlberg of Uppsala University in Sweden has made a major breakthrough in the field of research on the evolution of vertebrate jaws. They reported in the latest
Recently, researcher Xu Guanghui of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and his graduate students Ma Xinying and Ren Yi published the latest research results on Triassic fishes in Yunnan and Guizhou in the American magazine "PeerJ". The paper describes in detail a new articulated fish th
The steppe weasel Lyncodontini is a small mustelid that is now only distributed in South America. However, during the Quaternary period, the steppe weasel once spread across Eurasia, especially the European sea otter martens Enhydrictis and Pannonictis. Relatively few grassland weasel animals
According to the latest report in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Xu Guanghui’s research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a new articulated fish 240 million years ago in Luoping, Yunnan, my country, named
The evolutionary success of birds is inseparable from their unique reproductive and incubation systems. On March 21, the team of Zhou Zhonghe, Zou Jingmei, and Bayolle reported online in the British magazine Nature Communications the world's first extinct bird with eggshells in its abdominal
In 2019, Nature published a cover article on the research results of Wang Min, Zou Jingmei, Xu Xing, Zhou Zhonghe from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Jurassic ornithosaurs reveal the role of membranous wings in dinosaurs The evolut
The human brain is larger than other primates in both absolute and relative capacity, and its sulcus structure is also more complex. The traditional view is that the enlarged human brain is the result of gradual accumulation in the process of evolution, and generally continues the trend of pr
The British magazine Nature published online the research results of Wang Haibing and Wang Yuanqing of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Meng Jin of the American Museum of Natural History on the evolution of t
How birds, the descendants of dinosaurs, escaped the mass extinction event 65 million years ago has always been a question that scientists are eager to answer. A large amount of volcanic ash caused by meteorites impacting the earth and frequent volcanic activities filled the atmosphere, causi
Recently, Nature Ecology & Evolution, a subsidiary journal of Nature magazine, published a study independently completed by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the independent evolution of the skull and body of early birds. Li Z
1. Tibetan Mastiff 20 years oldTibet is a paradise for dogs. Due to ethnic customs, the hardworking and kind Tibetan herdsmen in the vast Tibet are never good at killing dogs. Dogs are loyal friends of humans. For generations, they have been covered with thick fur and vigilantly patrolling the vast
Lhasa Apso is also called Lhasa Lion Dog, Tibetan Lhasa Apso, Tibetan Yabusu Dog, etc. It is native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although it is small in size and not fierce by nature, it has always been the guard dog of Tibetan Lamas. This dog is not only very tough, but also has very sharp heari
Alpacas can be said to be the representative of funny animals that have become popular on the Internet in recent years. Their cute and silly faces have made people famous by giving them various text descriptions. Some people asked how much an alpaca costs and wanted to buy one to raise at home.Price