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Liaoning

Liaoning (Yixian/Jehol) fossil beds

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Feathered dinosaurs, early birds (Confuciusornis), fish, plants, insects in lacustrine shale.

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

Why this spot

Early Cretaceous (Yixian Formation, Jehol Biota)

The world-famous feathered-dinosaur Lagerstatte

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