Fascination with dinosaur fossils roars to life in Hong Kong

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Fossils attest to sea creatures' evolutionary boom during Cambrian period

Visitors at the Miraculous Life in the Ancient Oceans: Exhibition of Premium Fossils from the Cambrian Chengjiang Biota, held at the Natural History Museum of China in Beijing. WANG QIAN/CHINA DAILY At the ongoing exhibition, Miraculous Life in the Ancient Oceans: Exhibition of Premium Fossils from the Cambrian Chengjiang Biota, at the Natural History Museum of China in Beijing, visitors …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Xi visits Macau University of Science and Technology

China Daily

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with students in the library of Macau University of Science and Technology in Macao, Dec 19, 2024. Xi, accompanied by Ho Iat-seng, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, visited the university Thursday morning. At his next …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

New genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur identified in China's Yunnan

China Daily

KUNMING -- A dinosaur fossil specimen discovered in 2007 in Southwest China's Yunnan province has been identified as a new genus of early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur — Lishulong wangi. According to Wang Tao, director of the dinosaur fossil conservation and research center of Lufeng's natural resources bureau, rainwater washed away the posterior portion of the specimen during excavation. Lishulong wangi …

China Dinosaur Jurassic Lufeng New Genus Sauropodomorph Sauropodomorph Dinosaur

3 months, 2 weeks ago

New genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur identified in China's Yunnan

China Daily

KUNMING -- A dinosaur fossil specimen discovered in 2007 in Southwest China's Yunnan province has been identified as a new genus of early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur — Lishulong wangi. According to Wang Tao, director of the dinosaur fossil conservation and research center of Lufeng's natural resources bureau, rainwater washed away the posterior portion of the specimen during excavation. Lishulong wangi …

China Dinosaur Jurassic Lufeng New Genus Sauropodomorph Sauropodomorph Dinosaur

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Decades of bilateral fossil study unearths discoveries

China Daily

Paleontologists from China and Brazil inspect a pterosaur fossil site in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in 2017. Since 1997, Wang Xiaolin and his team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered numerous pterosaur fossils in the western part of Liaoning province, dating back around 125 to 120 million years ago …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Decades of bilateral fossil study unearths discoveries

China Daily

Paleontologists from China and Brazil inspect a pterosaur fossil site in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in 2017. Since 1997, Wang Xiaolin and his team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered numerous pterosaur fossils in the western part of Liaoning province, dating back around 125 to 120 million years ago …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cave fossils reveal how early humans colonised Southeast Asia

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Previous excavations had found human fossils deposited in the cave dating between 86,000 and 30,000 …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Academician explores vertebrate evolution and human origins

China Daily

"In the absence of the guiding light of evolution, biology loses its essence." Over a one hundred undergraduate students from Northwest University's Department of Geology and the School of Cultural Heritage were captivated by Academician Xu Xing's discourse. This wasn't just any lecture; it marked the inaugural session of the elective course "Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin," a collaborative effort …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

New species unearthed on island reveals more about dinosaurs that roamed Britain

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Evidence from fossil footprints found nearby shows it was likely to be a herding animal, …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Expert shares egg-citement of dinosaur discoveries

China Daily

Zhao Bi blows the dust off dinosaur egg fossils at the Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan, Hubei province, on May 15. After years of studying dinosaurs and restoring dinosaur egg fossils at the Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan, Hubei province, Zhao has become an expert in some of the mysteries of …

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10 months ago

Fossil restorer puts back pieces of the past

China Daily

Niu Dongyi repairs a reptile fossil at the Wuhan Center of the China Geological Survey in Wuhan, Hubei province. CHINA DAILY Niu Dongyi has been a fossil restorer for 12 years, and in that time he's pieced back together more than 80 fossils of marine reptiles from the Triassic Period — a time about 200 million years ago. Niu said …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Palaeontologists unveil 240-million-year-old reptile likened to Chinese dragon

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A long-necked 240-million-year-old marine reptile compared to a Chinese dragon has …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Crocodile migration into Darwin Harbour mapped by DNA in Charles Darwin University study

ABC

A study using saltwater crocodile DNA has shone a new light on how the apex predators are migrating along coastlines of the Northern Territory, with researchers saying it could help inform how to manage the risk to people in populated areas. Key points: CDU research shows crocs travel large distances into Darwin Many come from floodplain rivers north-east of Darwin …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Archaeological findings decode islanders' home

China Daily

The pottery relics from Guishan site on Pingtan Island in Fujian province. Thanks to a research project starting in 2021, a series of sites ranging from 3,000 to 7,500 years old along the coast of Fujian province indicated the origins of Austronesian peoples, a conference of the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing heard on Wednesday. "It's direct evidence for …

China Taiwan Chinese Island Sites Zhou Studies

1 year, 4 months ago

Archaeological findings decode islanders' home

China Daily

The pottery relics from Guishan site on Pingtan Island in Fujian province. Thanks to a research project starting in 2021, a series of sites ranging from 3,000 to 7,500 years old along the coast of Fujian province indicated the origins of Austronesian peoples, a conference of the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing heard on Wednesday. "It's direct evidence for …

China Taiwan Chinese Sites Zhou Studies Human

1 year, 4 months ago

Exhibition casts light on link between past and present

China Daily

Liaoningotitan sinensis is an extinct genus of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur that lived in Liaoning province during the Early Cretaceous period. CHINA DAILY About 130 million to 110 million years ago, a vast region — covering today's western Liaoning province, southern Inner Mongolia autonomous region and northern Hebei province — had a warm climate and a landscape of lakes and …

Chinese Liaoning Cas

1 year, 4 months ago

Exhibition casts light on link between past and present

China Daily

Liaoningotitan sinensis is an extinct genus of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur that lived in Liaoning province during the Early Cretaceous period. CHINA DAILY About 130 million to 110 million years ago, a vast region — covering today's western Liaoning province, southern Inner Mongolia autonomous region and northern Hebei province — had a warm climate and a landscape of lakes and …

Chinese Liaoning Cas

1 year, 8 months ago

Discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the possible damage done by sightseers

Associated Press

HONG KONG — The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters Monday sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with many comments blaming the mammal’s death on sightseers. Many residents speculated that the dead mammal was the same whale that had been attracting groups of sightseers since it was first spotted in the city’s waters in mid-July. …

Hong Kong Whale

2 years, 5 months ago

Over 20 turtle footprint fossils found in East China

China Daily

JINAN -- Over 20 turtle footprints have been found at a dinosaur fossil site during field research carried out by the Zhucheng Dinosaur Culture Research Center in East China's Shandong province. The turtle footprints were found in the middle and upper part of the dinosaur tracks at the Huanglonggou dinosaur tracks fossil site in the city of Zhucheng, according to …

China Fossil Footprint Dinosaur Turtle Zhuchengichnites Perfectus

2 years, 6 months ago

Fossil egg analysis in China adds to debate of what may have caused dinosaurs’ demise

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Most information on dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous era comes from what is now the United States, particularly the Hell Creek Formation, which provides a picture of relatively rich dinosaur diversity during the final million years of that period. The analysis found whole eggs and eggshell fragments from just three …

Diversity Million Fossil Egg Eggs Dinosaurs Demise China Dinosaur

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Research vessel gives oceanographers better picture of undersea depths As Hong Kong marine scientist Ivy Cheng Aifang stared at computer monitors, an operator by her side carefully pushed forward a joystick under Cheng's instructions. …

Hong Kong Marine Sea Cheng Rov

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Research vessel gives oceanographers better picture of undersea depths As Hong Kong marine scientist Ivy Cheng Aifang stared at computer monitors, an operator by her side carefully pushed forward a joystick under Cheng's instructions. …

Hong Kong Sea Cheng Rov Deepens Marine

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Research vessel gives oceanographers better picture of undersea depths As Hong Kong marine scientist Ivy Cheng Aifang stared at computer monitors, an operator by her side carefully pushed forward a joystick under Cheng's instructions. …

Hong Kong Marine Sea Cheng Rov

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

Ivy Cheng Aifang examines samples collected from the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Initiatives launched In 2018, in response to Xi's instructions, the central authorities announced a series of initiatives, which included allowing higher education and research institutions in Hong Kong to apply for national-level funding for science and technology, while receiving cross-border remittances for approved projects. Since 2019, the …

Science Hong Kong Kong Hong Sea Cheng Marine Knowledge

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

Ivy Cheng Aifang examines samples collected from the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Initiatives launched In 2018, in response to Xi's instructions, the central authorities announced a series of initiatives, which included allowing higher education and research institutions in Hong Kong to apply for national-level funding for science and technology, while receiving cross-border remittances for approved projects. Since 2019, the …

Science Hong Kong Kong Hong Sea Cheng Marine Science

2 years, 6 months ago

HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support

China Daily

The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. CHINA DAILY Research vessel gives oceanographers better picture of undersea depths As Hong Kong marine scientist Ivy Cheng Aifang stared at computer monitors, an operator by her side carefully pushed forward a joystick under Cheng's instructions. …

Hong Kong Sea Cheng Rov Deepens Marine

2 years, 11 months ago

Prehistoric crocodile fossil, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, lingers far from home at Harvard

ABC

A world-famous specimen of a prehistoric marine reptile named after Queensland has sat at Harvard University in the United States for about 90 years. Key points: Harvard University has the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus queenslandicus Fossil education guide and enthusiast Phil Hore would like to see it returned to Queensland Outback Kronosaurus tourism founder Rob Ievers says the rare find …

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3 years ago

Fossils of dinosaur footprints, water ripples found in Shandong

China Daily

JINAN -- Well-preserved fossils of dinosaur footprints and water ripples were found during a field survey carried out by Zhucheng Dinosaur Culture Research Center in East China's Shandong province. It can preliminarily be confirmed that the newly found dinosaur footprints belong to both sauropods and theropods, the research center said. Previously, footprints of these two types of dinosaurs were also …

Fossil Dinosaur Dinosaur Footprints Water Ripples Zhucheng

3 years, 4 months ago

Retired doctor discovers dinosaur with ‘unusually large’ nose

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thanks in part to its uniquely “bulbous” nose, a new …

Bones Species Sign Isle Dinosaur Lockwood Wight

3 years, 6 months ago

Scientists Discover New Dinosaurs Species In UK That Hunted On Land And In Water

News 18

The remains of ancient dinosaurs that walked the earth continue to surprise scientists and a recent discovery of a fossil in Britain’s Isle of Wight has brought a new species to light. A recent study published in the Scientific Reports on Wednesday has shared its findings after analysing the fossilised remains of a dinosaur, nicknamed “the horned crocodile-faced hell heron.” …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Scientists in China discover two new massive dinosaur species as big as blue whales

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two new species of massive dinosaurs in China – almost as …

China Species Scientists Health Check Fossil Dinosaur Blue Whales

3 years, 7 months ago

Two new dinosaur species, as big as a blue whale, discovered in China

CNN

CNN — Scientists have confirmed the discovery of two massive new dinosaur species in northwest China – some of the first vertebrates uncovered in the region, according to a new study published Thursday. The researchers have since determined thattwo of those specimens were from previously unknown species, which they have named Silutitan sinensis – “silu” meaning “Silk Road” in Mandarin …

China Species Dinosaur Blue Whale Silutitan Hamititan

3 years, 7 months ago

Jurassic fossils found in the UK 英国发现侏罗纪时期海洋生物化石

China Daily

Jurassic fossils found in the UK 英国发现侏罗纪时期海洋生物化石本集内容 Jurassic fossils found in the UK 英国发现侏罗纪时期海洋生物化石学习要点有关 “fossils（化石）” 的词汇边看边答 What covered the area of the dig in the past? 科茨沃尔德采石场蕴藏着大量珍贵的侏罗纪时期海洋生物化石。这里的遗迹是如此非比寻常，就连它的位置都一直被保密。 Tim Ewin, palaeontologist, London’s Natural History Museum We’ve got another really nice exceptional specimen here. When we got it home and cleaned it up, he was like ‘Oh my …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Britain’s most fantastic fossil finds, from dinosaur firsts to female pioneers

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Archaeologist Marie Woods stumbled on the massive fossil – dating back 175 million years …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Amateur fossil hunter unearths new type of prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ on Dorset beach

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Sea Fossil Dorset Ichthyosaur New Type Etches Late Jurassic

4 years, 6 months ago

Scientists discover 125 million-year-old dinosaur buried by volcanic eruption in China

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Palaeontologists have discovered a new …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Learning about Earth's past through the microscope

China Daily

Zhou Baochun, a researcher of the Shanghai Natural History Museum, studies an ostracoda specimen from his collection. While visitors are most awed by the huge skeletons of dinosaurs or mammoths in the Shanghai Natural History Museum, researcher Zhou Baochun finds the world presented to him by the microscope far more intriguing. Zhou says that some of the specimens were extracted …

China Research Ocean Museum Zhou Ostracoda

4 years, 10 months ago

Rare fossil of dinosaur found in Australia, which scientists believe roamed the Antarctic Circle

Daily Mail

Researchers in Australia discovered the fossil of a rare and still mysterious dinosaur they believe roamed Antarctica 110 million years ago. Scroll down for video Researchers in Australia discovered a vertebrae fossil of a dinosaur they believe to be an elaphrosaur, a relative of the T. rex and velociraptor believed to have roamed the Antarctic 110 million years ago, when …

China Tanzania Fossil Dinosaur Scientists Believe

5 years, 5 months ago

Archaeologists look below the ocean surface in Dampier Archipelago for signs of ancient culture

ABC

Archaeologists in the north-west of Western Australia are conducting a survey with a difference at the bottom of the ocean. Key points: The researchers have been looking for ancient Indigenous artefacts on the seabed in the Dampier Archipelago Sea levels have risen 130m since the ice age, and artefacts like tools and rock carvings could still be underwater The team …

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