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triAssic Period site
key
kazakhstan JurAssic Period Province
russian federation cretAceous
Period
afghanistan

pakistan

mongolia
flaming
cliffs 10
nepal 12 13 17

india gobi desert
china
1
bhutan
andhra pradesh
myanmar 8
sichuan province 15 14 16
dashanpu Yixian formation
dinosaur liaoning
QuarrY 9 province
11
lufeng 2 north
basin 3 7 korea
6
4
5 south
Yunnan province korea
thailand
china japan
China has produced the
world’s best examples of
Early Jurassic dinosaurs. AlwAlkeriA
However, it is the ones
from the Late Cretaceous
that have increased our
knowledge the most,
as fossils such as this
Sinosauropteryx are preserved 1
in magnificent detail.
Length: unknown
Pronunciation: al-wah-keer-ee-a
Meaning: “Alick Walker’s” (after Alick Walker, a British
paleontologist)
indonesia

GAsosAurus
The map
Some of Asia’s major fossil
locations are shown on this 2
map, together with some of the
prehistoric animals found there. Length: 13 ft (4 m)
Pronunciation: gas-oh-sore-us
Meaning: “gas lizard”
HuAyAnGosAurus

3

Length: 13 ft (4 m)
Pronunciation: hoy-yang-oh-sore-us
Meaning: “Huayang lizard”