The origin of birds from theropod dinosaurs,by any measures,is the most eye-catching evolutionary transition in the history of life,which encompasses numerous extensive morphological and biological changes.Compared to...
The Tyrannosauridae,which is characterized by specialized pachydont dentition and putative bone-cracking predatory strategies,is one of the most extensively studied theropod lineages.Although tooth replacement pattern...
Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.41202012).
Abundant dinosaur remains have been discovered from the Heilongjiang/Amur area for over one hundred years.Among these discoveries,an isolated small theropod tooth recently found from the lower part of the Yuliangzi Fo...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.41372026);China Geological Survey(grant No.DD20160120)supported this research
Anchiornis huxleyi, which is a member of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota, is the smallest feathered dinosaur ever known. It has been described as a critical link between feathered dinosaurs and birds. Recent st...
The spinosaurids represent an enigmatic and highly unusual form of large tetanuran theropods that were first identified in 1915. A recent flurry of discoveries and taxonomic revisions of this important and interesting...
The paired cranial crests of Sinosaurus (Theropoda) have been hypothesized as too weak to resist mechanical loads during combat. Finite element analysis (FEA) is used to test this hypothesis, first with geometry o...
supported by China Bureau of Geological Survey,the Department of Land and Resources of Guangxi;the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant#40862001)
A new large-bodied theropod dinosaur, Datanglong guangxiensis gen. et sp. nov., was recovered from the Lower Cretaceous Xinlong Formation of the Datang Basin, Guangxi. It is unique in several features including: post...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant #40862001)
A nearly complete right maxillary or left dentary tooth(NHMG 10858) from the Lower Cretaceous Xinlong Formation of the Napai Basin, Fusui County, Guangxi, southern China, is described. The tooth is large in size, wi...
Pathological or traumatic loss of teeth often results in the resorption and remodeling of the affected alveoli in mammals. However, instances of alveolar remodeling in reptiles are rare. A remodeled alveolus in the ma...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China grants(41272022;40872017)
A new oviraptorid dinosaur Jiangxisaurus ganzhouensis gen. et sp. nov., is erected based on a partial skeleton from the Upper Cretaceous Nanxiong Formation of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province. The new taxon differs from...