The Yanshan movement/orogeny has been proposed for 90 years, which is of special
significance in the history of geological research in China. This study conducted a review by …

Determining the age and petrogenesis of the voluminous Mesozoic magmatic rocks from the
North China Craton (NCC) provides critical data for deducing the process and timing of …

A docodontan mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic of China possesses swimming and
burrowing skeletal adaptations and some dental features for aquatic feeding. It is the most …

The evolutionary success of beetles and numerous other terrestrial insects is generally
attributed to co-radiation with flowering plants but most studies have focused on herbivorous …

A new docodontan mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic of China has skeletal features
for climbing and dental characters indicative of an omnivorous diet that included plant sap …

Behaviors are challenging to reconstruct for extinct species, particularly the nature and
origins of acoustic communication. Here we unravel the song of Archaboilus musicus Gu …

The unusual presence of long pennaceous feathers on the feet of basal dromaeosaurid
dinosaurs has recently been presented as strong evidence in support of the arboreal …

SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating was carried out for the Daohugou Biota near Ningcheng of
Inner Mongolia and for lavas overlying or underlying salamander-bearing strata at …

Lacustrine deposits exposed at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China, have yielded superbly
preserved vertebrate fossils. The fossil beds were first misinterpreted as of Early Cretaceous …

We report a new Jurassic docodontan mammaliaform found in China that is preserved with
the hyoid bones. Its basihyal, ceratohyal, epihyal, and thyrohyal bones have mobile joints …