Jehol
Biota -- A World-shaking Finding in the 20th Century
Jehol Biota is a fossil
assemblage yielded in the Mesozoic strata of northern
Hebei and western Liaoning provinces. Chinese
scientists found thousands of vertebrate fossils,
featured by birds and dinosaurs in western Liaoning,
northern Hebei and the adjacent area of Inner
Mongolia in recent years. The findings of plenty
of early birds and "feathered" dinosaurs
caused a sensation in the world.
A complete skeleton of caudipterid dinosaur........................
Microraptor--the
smallest and most bird-like dinosaur known in
the world.
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