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Dinosaur fossils in China

China enters this Fossil Atlas expansion through Microraptor and the Jiufotang Formation. The country guide connects feathered dinosaur search intent to selected records, a hotspot page, and visible modern-map caveats.

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Fossil discovery map

Selected discovery locations in China, not ancient positions.

68 mapped records

Most records: Tarbosaurus, Gallimimus, Protoceratops

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Selected source-backed records

Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.

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Modern discovery locations

Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.

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Reconstruction is not evidence

Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.

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China links on Fossil Atlas

Microraptor fossil map

Four-winged feathered dinosaur profile with Jiufotang and Jehol context.

Jiufotang Formation hotspot

Formation profile for the new feathered-dinosaur hotspot route.

Where were Microraptor fossils found?

Where the selected Microraptor records are mapped and how to read them.

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Where this page gets its record context

Country pages connect search intent to current atlas records. They are not exhaustive national fossil catalogs.