supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42293280 and 42472045);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(No.2019QZKK0706);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20171102).
Fossils serve as faithful records and indicators of past geological events.However,accurately identifying organic remnants in these specimens remains challenging due to longterm degradation and transformation processe...
Stegolophodon is an age-informative genus of mammals that had a widespread distribution during the Neogene.This paper reports the discovery of Stegolophodon fossils from the Middle Miocene lower Fotan Formation at the...
support from Shanghai Rising-Star Program(24QA2710200).
Insect diversity constitutes one of the most remarkable biolog-ical phenomena on our planet,characterized by intricate and multifaceted relationships with human society.Functioning as both pollinators and decomposers,...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Giant No.41902115)。
Girvanella is one of the common genera of cyanobacteria that plays a monumental role in the evolution of life on Earth and the formation of microbialites.Based on a detailed search in the literature of Girvanella foss...
The Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(NIGPAS)was established to bring together experts in various fossil taxa and geological periods,to conduct both basic and applied research ...
Inferring divergence times between lineages is crucial for understanding biological evolutionary processes. The extraordinary species diversity of Eupolypods within the fern lineage has been interpreted as an ecologic...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41930319,41621003,and EAR-1554897);the 111 Project(No.D17013);the Natural Science Basic Research Plan of Shaanxi Province(No.2022JC-DW5-01).
Burgess Shale-type deposits provide a wealth of information on the early evolution of animals.Questions that are central to understanding the exceptional preservation of these biotas and the paleoenvironments they inh...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina(42288201,42372036,41688103 and41972021).
Our understanding of pre-Cretaceous dinosaur reproduction is hindered by a scarcity of evidence withinfossil records. Here we report three adult skeletons and five clutches of embryo-containing eggs of a newsauropodom...
supported by the Chinese Geological Survey Project(Grant No.DD20221630);the National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2021YFC2901901);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)(Grant No.2019QZKK0703);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42072268 and 41872240);the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences(Grant No.J2202);Australian Research(Grant No.FL160100168)。
The composition and geological evolution of pre-Cryogenian material in the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas have played an important role in studying the formation and evolution of early supercontinents on Ea...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42172035,42062005 and 41572024);the China Geological Survey(Grant No.DD20221648);Yunnan Province Science and Technology Department(Grant No.202305AD160031,202401AT070012);the project entitled 1:50000 Regional Geological Survey of Dazhuang,Fabiao,Ditu,and Dianzhong Sheets in Yunnan Province(Grant No.D202207).
The Jiangchuan Biota from the Jiucheng Member(Mb.)of the Dengying Formation(Fm.),discovered in Jiangchuan,eastern Yunnan,China,is marked by copious macrofossils at the apex of the Ediacaran strata.This fauna features ...