7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (313+ words) A fossil found by a 12-year-old in Beijing has filled a major gap in Asia's Middle Jurassic record, marking the first confirmed amphibian footprint from the period. The findings were published last week in peer-reviewed journal "Ichnos" after Ni Jingchen,…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1685+ words) Since 2021, paleontologist Wang Min and a team of researchers have spent their days excavating the fossil-rich deposits in Zhenghe County, in eastern China's Fujian province. Layer by layer, they unearth traces of a lost world " tortoises, fish, plants, and creatures…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (411+ words) The fossil of B. zhenghensis, a bird from the late Middle Jurassic period, was unveiled by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside ... New Fossil in China Pushes Bird Origins Back 20 Million Years Scientists…...