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This sets a new record for the smallest found dinosaur egg. The previous record for the smallest non-avian dinosaur egg, according to Guinness World Records , measures 45-by-20 millimeters (about ...
The Ziliujing Formation is a geological formation in China, It is Early Jurassic in age. It is part of the stratigraphy of the Sichuan Basin.The dinosaur Gongxianosaurus and indeterminate theropod material are known from the Dongyuemiao Member of the formation, as well as dinosaur footprints, Zizhongosaurus and indeterminate prosauropods from the Da'anzhai Member. [1]
Huangshanlong (meaning "Huangshan dragon") is a genus of mamenchisaurid dinosaurs native to the Anhui province of China. It contains a single species, Huangshanlong anhuiensis. H. anhuiensis represents, along with Anhuilong and Wannanosaurus, one of three dinosaurs found in Anhui province.
In 2024, Hao et al. described Yuanyanglong bainian as a new genus and species of early oviraptorosaurs based on these fossil remains. The generic name , Yuanyanglong , combines yuanyang ( 鴛鴦 ), the Mandarin word for "lovebirds" (the mandarin duck ), a species symbolic of mating for life with the Chinese word long , meaning "dragon".
A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parrot-like beak, that was donated to a Chinese university came with a surprise - one revealed only ...
In 2024, Dai et al. described Qianjiangsaurus changshengi as a new genus and species of hadrosauroid dinosaurs based on these fossil remains. The generic name , Qianjiangsaurus , combines "Qianjiang"—the name of the district containing the type locality —with the Greek σαῦρος ( sauros ), meaning ' lizard ' .
Zhenyuanlong was one of eighteen dinosaur taxa from 2015 to be described in open access or free-to-read journals. [3] The holotype, JPM-0008, was found in the Sihedang locality of Jianchang County of northeastern China's Yixian Formation, which dates from the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous (125–113 million years ago). The holotype ...
In 1958 a specimen of Lufengosaurus was the first complete dinosaur skeleton mounted in China; a commemorative postage stamp [1] of 8 yuan was issued on 15 April 1958 to celebrate the event, the first time ever a dinosaur was depicted on a stamp. [1] The skeleton is now on display in the Paleozoological Museum of China in Beijing.