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Yixianornis grabaui

a bird from the early Cretaceous of China, probably related to [i]Yanornis[/i] (shown in one of my other photos). This fossil is the only known specimen. For those interested in palaeontology, the Palaeozoological Museum Of China is absolutely outstanding. The museum is on three floors, the lower one for dinosaurs including several fully-mounted skeletons (the displays are a mix of real fossils and casts) and fossil fish, the next floor for more dinosaurs and birds, and the third for mammals. Really fascinating fossils here, although unfortunately all the signage is in Chinese apart for the scientific names. Visited September 2013.

Yixianornis grabaui
Chlidonias, 28 May 2015
    • Chlidonias
      a bird from the early Cretaceous of China, probably related to Yanornis (shown in one of my other photos). This fossil is the only known specimen.

      For those interested in palaeontology, the Palaeozoological Museum Of China is absolutely outstanding. The museum is on three floors, the lower one for dinosaurs including several fully-mounted skeletons (the displays are a mix of real fossils and casts) and fossil fish, the next floor for more dinosaurs and birds, and the third for mammals. Really fascinating fossils here, although unfortunately all the signage is in Chinese apart for the scientific names.

      Visited September 2013.
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