Sentences with phrase «chinese paleontologist»
The name Aurornis xui is made up of the words Aurora (Latin for «daybreak») Ornis (Greek for «bird») and xui, in honor of Xu Xing, a well - known Chinese paleontologist who specializes in feathered dinosaurs and the non-avian dinosaur - to - bird transition.
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(Archaeornithura means «ancient ornithuromorph,» and meemannae is in honor of Chinese paleontologist Meemann Chang.)
Chinese paleontologist Xing Lida has gained fame for his collection of stunning amber - encased fossils, including one specimen holding a 99 - million - year - old baby dinosaur tail and another preserving the remains of an equally ancient baby bird.
More than 80 percent of the marine fossils in Chinese museums involve fakery, according to Chinese paleontologist Li Chun.
Chinese paleontologists reported a new lacewing species that can mimic liverworts, which is a rare camouflage in both modern and fossil ecosystems.
As it happened, in 1998 — not long after you had started to formulate your theory of feather evolution — Chinese paleontologists discovered dinosaurs covered in fuzz, and there was quite a debate about what this stuff was.
This July Chinese paleontologists reported on a new fossil that may oust the icon from its long - held position.
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Led by vertebrate paleontologist Xiaolin Wang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, the scientists uncovered at least 215 eggs in a block of sandstone about 3 meters square.