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Jehol Biota

ancient ecosystem, China
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  • Caudipteryx
    feathered dinosaur
    / Discoveries in the Liaoning deposits

    …are part of the larger Jehol Biota, a vast assemblage of Cretaceous fossils from northeastern China, and they continue to produce fossils of feathered dinosaurs, including early birds. In terms of historical evolution, many of these feathered dinosaurs were found to be increasingly closer to Archaeopteryx and later birds. Some…

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    …are part of the larger Jehol Biota, a vast assemblage of Cretaceous fossils from northeastern China, and they continue to produce fossils of feathered dinosaurs, including early birds. In terms of historical evolution, many of these feathered dinosaurs were found to be increasingly closer to Archaeopteryx and later birds. Some…

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