🇨🇳 China

Genera found in this country (96)

96 genres

Brontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 36 occ.

Eubrontes

250 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 22 occ.

Grallator

250 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 21 occ.

Psittacosaurus

137 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 19 occ.

Parabrontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 14 occ.

Jialingpus

162 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 11 occ.

New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China

bird China Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous +3

Jian changmaensis is the first non-avian dinosaur found at a paleontological site that has yielded more than 100 specimens of Early Cretaceous birds. The post New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/06/2026 sci-news

A discovery in China shakes up the story of strange animals dating back 520 million years

Cambrian China dating discovery fossil

Discreet but omnipresent in today's oceans, bryozoans hide a much older history than previously thought. Exceptional fossils discovered in China show that 520 million years ago, these colonial animals were already complex structures, fully...

03/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Cretaceous Bird from China Had Pair of Tail Feathers Twice as Long as Its Body

bird China Cretaceous feather

Named Plumadraco bankoorum, the newly-described species of enantiornithine bird lived in what is now northeastern China during the Cretaceous period, roughly 121 million years ago. The post Cretaceous Bird from China Had Pair of Tail Feathers Twice as Long as Its Body appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

28/05/2026 sci-news

Gongshuilong: Beast of the Week

bone China Cretaceous Gongshuilong Hadrosauria +1

 Today we're checking out a recently described hadrosaur with a unique look, Gongshuilong fanwei!Gongshuilong lived in what is now eastern China, during the late Cretaceous period, between 68 and 66 million years ago.  From beak to tail it measured about 23 feet (7m) long and would have been a plant-eater when alive.  The genus name translates from Mandarin to "Gong River Dragon" in reference to the Gong River near where its bones were discovered.Gongshuilong life reconstruction in watercolors b

10/05/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Ice age humans in China crafted surprisingly advanced stone tools 146,000 years ago

bone China discovery

Scientists in China discovered that ancient humans were making surprisingly advanced stone tools during a harsh ice age 146,000 years ago. The tools, created by Homo juluensis, show careful planning and complex thinking rather than simple stone-chipping. Researchers dated the site using tiny calcite crystals inside animal bones, revealing the tools are much older than expected. The discovery challenges the idea that human creativity only thrives in easy, prosperous times.

09/05/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Unearthed in China

China Dinosauria Early Jurassic Jurassic Massopoda +3

A new genus and species of massopodan sauropodomorph that lived during the Early Jurassic epoch has been identified from a partial skeleton unearthed in southwestern China. The post Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/05/2026 sci-news

400 million-year-old fish fossils reveal how life began moving onto land

Australia China formation fossil skull

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates that eventually moved onto land. By reanalyzing mysterious fossils from Australia’s famed Gogo Formation and studying a newly reconstructed 410-million-year-old lungfish skull from China, researchers are revealing how these primitive creatures evolved.

12/03/2026 sciencedaily

Haolong: Beast of the Week

China Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Haolong +2

 This week we'll be checking out a newly described dinosaur that is so unique, it completely changes what we think we knew about dinosaur skin!  Enter Haolong dongi!Haolong was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Liaoning, China, during the Early Cretaceous period, about 112.5 million years ago.  The only specimen on record measures about 8 feet (2.45m) from beak to tail but was a juvenile when it died so the species likely grew larger.  The genus name translates from Chinese to "S

08/03/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

China Dinosauria Iguanodontia juvenile

A 125-million-year-old dinosaur just rewrote what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. Scientists in China have uncovered an exceptionally preserved juvenile iguanodontian with fossilized skin so detailed that individual cells are still visible. Even more astonishing, the plant-eating dinosaur was covered in hollow, porcupine-like spikes—structures never before documented in any dinosaur.

18/02/2026 sciencedaily

Ancient tools in China are forcing scientists to rethink early humans

China dating discovery excavation

Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest known examples of tools fitted with handles in East Asia, dating back as far as 160,000 years. These discoveries show that ancient populations in the region carefully planned, crafted, and adapted their tools to meet changing environments.

31/01/2026 sciencedaily-human-evo

Sinosauropteryx

China Dinosauria fossil

Prismatoolithus

China museum Prismatoolithidae

Spheroolithus

China Dinosauria fossil

Lufengosaurus

China holotype Lufengosaurus

Dendroolithus

China Dendroolithidae Dendroolithus

Dsungaripterus

China Cretaceous Dsungaripteridae

Jialingpus

China Ichnites Jialingpus

Gyposaurus

China Gyposaurus museum

Qianichthyosaurus

China fossil museum

Hamipterus

China Hamipteridae Hamipterus

Tienshanosaurus

China holotype museum

Archaeornithomimus

Archaeornithomimus China museum

Jianchangnathus

China holotype Jianchangnathus

Sinopterus

China Cretaceous Early Cretaceous

Caudipteryx

Caudipterygidae Caudipteryx China

Corpulentapus

China Corpulentapus fossil

Ikrandraco

China holotype Ikrandraco

Dendrorhynchoides

China Dendrorhynchoides holotype

China museum Tylosaurus

Asianopodus

Asianopodus Changpeipus China

China

Alcobaça Argentina Chile

Barremian Bissekty Campanian

Placoolithus

China museum Placoolithus

Formations géologiques (8)

Yixian 101 Lufeng 96 Shaximiao 78 Jiaguan 56 Pingling 55 Jiufotang 52 Tianjialou 45 Djadokhta 1

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Jehol 167

Nanxiong 90

Wangshi 84

Tugulu 73

Chongqing 61

Chiating 54

Dasheng 51

Xinminbao 35

Tiantai 28

Hekou 27

Ganzhou 22

Zhidan 21

Upper 125

Lower 87

Zhangjia'ao 61

Jianshangou 34

Third 31

Lujiatun 29

Shawan 25

3 25

First 24

Zhuganpo 22

Second 19

Maanshan 17

Environnements de dépôt

Principaux collecteurs

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