🇨🇳 China

Genera found in this country (96)

96 genres

Brontopodus

201 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 36 occ.

Eubrontes

251 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 22 occ.

Grallator

251 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.

Remarkable Triassic Marine Reptile Fossil Preserves Internal Organs

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Scientists have described an exceptional fossil of the long-necked, Triassic marine reptile Austronaga minuta. The specimen comes from China and is around 245 million years old. Remarkably, much of the animal's digestive system has been preserved. The almost complete fossil provides scientists with an unprecedented view of the skeleton and internal anatomy of an archosauromorph.

26/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects

China insect Jurassic

Using lasers, computer models and AI, researchers reconstructed the calls of 165-million-year-old relatives of modern crickets and katydids from fossilized wing fragments found in China. The post Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

25/08/2026 sci-news

Uranium deposit in Chinese desert reignites global race for nuclear energy

China discovery

The Ordos Desert reveals an unprecedented energy treasure. A colossal discovery of 30 million tonnes of uranium upsets the global energy balance. How will this strategic resource transform the future of China and international nuclear dynamics? 

25/08/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China

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A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. The post Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/08/2026 sci-news

Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head

China Devonian fish jaw Late Devonian +2

Paleontologists in China have identified a new species of armored, jawless fish from rocks around 419 million years old whose skull was shaped like the wing of a bat and whose unusual head made it an efficient glider through Devonian seas. The post Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

18/08/2026 sci-news

Fossil Find in China Reveals Dinosaur Family Never Before Seen in East Asia

China Dinosauria discovery fossil new species

Paleontologists working in southern China have identified a new species of sauropod dinosaur that appears to belong to a group never before documented anywhere in East Asia. The post Fossil Find in China Reveals Dinosaur Family Never Before Seen in East Asia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/08/2026 sci-news

244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System

China fossil specimen Triassic

An exquisitely preserved specimen of Austronaga minuta, a small, long-necked marine reptile from the Triassic of China, contains a fossilized stomach, liver and intestines, offering paleontologists their oldest detailed glimpse yet of how early reptiles digested food. The post 244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/08/2026 sci-news

Remarkable Eoceras shaanxiense Fossils Rewrite Cephalopod Evolution

Cambrian China evolution formation fossil +1

Researchers have identified tiny fossils from the Shuijingtuo Formation (Cambrian Stage 3) of South China that could transform our understanding of cephalopod evolution. The newly described species, Eoceras shaanxiense, provides the oldest known evidence of a primordial siphuncle, a crucial anatomical feature that enabled cephalopods to regulate buoyancy and eventually become some of the oceans'

03/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

520-Million-Year-Old Fossil from China Fills Gap in Evolutionary History of Cephalopods

Cambrian China evolution fossil

Paleontologists have identified the earliest-known cephalopod equipped with a siphuncle -- a tubular extension of the mantle found in shelled cephalopods -- pushing back the fossil record of this key evolutionary feature to the Early Cambrian, roughly 520 million years ago. The post 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil from China Fills Gap in Evolutionary History of Cephalopods appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

30/07/2026 sci-news

This is an exceptional discovery: this amber is so old that it was made before any animal walked on dry land!

China discovery

They were looking for coal and discovered a much older treasure: tiny fragments of amber 385 million years old. This unexpected find in China pushes back the known appearance of fossilized resin by several tens of millions of years and reveals that plants...

21/07/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Ancient DNA reveals a chilling secret at China’s 4,000-year-old Shimao city

China DNA genetics

Ancient DNA from China’s vast 4,000-year-old Shimao settlement is revealing how one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies was organized. Researchers found that its people were largely descended from local Yellow River farming communities, but also had genetic ties to distant southern and steppe populations, pointing to extensive prehistoric contact.

21/07/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China

China Devonian geology Late Devonian Middle Devonian

Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a fossilized resin roughly 385 million years old (Middle Devonian epoch) that predates the previous record-holder by about 65 million years. The post 385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

17/07/2026 sci-news

Sinosauropteryx

China Dinosauria fossil

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

China holotype Jianchangnathus

Huaxiapterus

China Cretaceous Early Cretaceous

Caudipterygidae

Caudipterygidae Caudipteryx China

China Corpulentapus fossil

China holotype Ikrandraco

China Dendrorhynchoides holotype

China museum Tylosaurus

Asianopodus

Asianopodus Changpeipus China

China

Alcobaça Argentina Chile

Barremian Bissekty Campanian

Australia Avalonia China

Formations géologiques (8)

Yixian 101 Lufeng 96 Shaximiao 78 Jiaguan 56 Pingling 55 Jiufotang 53 Tianjialou 45 Djadokhta 1

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Jehol 168

Nanxiong 90

Wangshi 84

Tugulu 73

Chongqing 61

Chiating 54

Dasheng 51

Xinminbao 36

Tiantai 28

Hekou 27

Ganzhou 22

Zhidan 21

Upper 124

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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