Tag Archive for 'Nanxiong Formation'

The fossil remains of Asiatyrannus xui, the first deep-snouted tyrannosaur from Ganzhou City of southeastern China. Image credit: Zheng et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-66278-5.

New Tyrannosaur Species Discovered in China

Jul 26, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered the remains of a deep-snouted tyrannosaurid dinosaur named Asiatyrannus xui in southeastern China. The fossil remains of...

Life reconstruction of Jiangxititan ganzhouensis. Image credit: UnexpectedDinoLesson / Sci.News.

New Species of Titanosaur Unearthed in China

Feb 13, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in China have found fossil fragments from a new genus and species of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that walked the Earth during the Cretaceous...

An attentive oviraptorid theropod dinosaur broods its nest of blue-green eggs while its mate looks on in what is now Jiangxi Province of southern China some 70 million years ago. Image credit: Zhao Chuang.

Paleontologists Find Remains of Oviraptorid Dinosaur and Embryo-Bearing Egg Clutch

Mar 10, 2021 by News Staff

Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the first non-avialan dinosaur fossil known to preserve an adult skeleton atop an egg clutch...

The living scene of Corythoraptor jacobsi. Image credit: Zhao Chuang.

Corythoraptor jacobsi: New Species of Bird-Like Dinosaur Discovered in China

Aug 8, 2017 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of paleontologists has identified from an almost complete skeleton found in China a massive oviraptorid dinosaur with a toothless...

An artistic reconstruction, showing the last-ditch struggle of Tongtianlong limosus as it was mired in mud. Image credit: Zhao Chuang.

Tongtianlong limosus: New Species of Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in China

Nov 10, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of oviraptorid dinosaur has been discovered in southern China dating back approximately 69 million years to the latest Cretaceous period,...