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Selected source-backed records
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Fossil Atlas country guide
Dinosaur fossils in China
China is represented in Fossil Atlas through Microraptor and the Jiufotang Formation. The country guide connects feathered-dinosaur context to selected records, a hotspot page, and visible modern-map caveats.
Fossil discovery map
Selected mapped records for China, not a complete national fossil count or ancient positions.
68 selected mapped records
Most represented here: Tarbosaurus, Gallimimus, Protoceratops
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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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Where this page gets its record context
Country pages connect search intent to current atlas records. They are not exhaustive national fossil catalogs.
- PBDB records and stratigraphic metadata for selected fossil hotspots
- Fossil Atlas v1 manual curation and caveat review
- PBDB occurrence records for Microraptor