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Liaoning Jehol biota (Beipiao / Chaoyang)

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Feathered dinosaurs, Confuciusornis birds, Lycoptera fish, Yixian Fm in ash beds.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Feathered-dinosaur Lagerstatte. Export banned; look-only via museums.

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