Tom & Kristin take a paleontological trip to ...
 China
June 2008
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June 7th/8th. Visits to Beijing's paleontological museums with our geotour group:  including arrival at Xinjiang Hotel, meeting our geotour group & visits to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Paleozoological Museum & Geological Museum

 

Arriving at the Xinjiang Hotel (orange mark on map above) on June 7th

Xiyuan Hotel***
Quiet requested**
Hotel entrance**
Lobby quite a change
from our hostel**
Breakfast feast**
Geogroup tour begins at the Institute for Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology (I.V.P.P.) on June 8th 

The IVPP*
Welcome by
Dr. Hailu You**
Hailu, Jerry & Andrew
set the stage**
Attentive audience*****
Dr. Hailu You &
Dr. Andrew Milner
Matt Aten in the
foreground
The  Paleozoological Museum at the IVPP (blue mark on map above)

Museum entrance*
Protoceratops**
Monolophosaurus
jiangi*
Another view of
Monolophosaurus
Tuojiangosaurus
multispinus
Other tourists*

Monolophosaurus (model)
Young victim
(with camera)
Another victim:
Dr. Andrew Milner****
Tsintaosaurus
skeleton mount***
Tsintaosaurus
skull***
Kristin & Tom
in the background**

Psittacosaurus
skeleton mount
Probactrosaurus
skull
Probactrosaurus skull***
Probactrosaurus
skull***
Probactrosaurus
pelvis
Probactrosaurus
Pec Girdle & Arms***

Dilophosaurus
sinensis skull
Huayangosaurus
skull***
Magnirostris
skull***
Elongatoolithus nest***
Elongatoolithus egg
Placolithus eggs

Ikechosaurus***
Pinacosaurus***
Bactrosaurus
skel mount***
Bellusaurus
skell mount***
Dalinghosaurus
(lizard)***
Pterosaur egg
& embryo***

Cenozoic fossils**
Laitimeria***
Fossil frog***

Lycoptera &
Hexagenites***
Yabeinosaurus***
Our group takes
a break
The Geological Museum of China (black mark on map above)

Shantungosaurus
about to crush a visitor
Thaumatocrinus
Trilobites*
Trilobite close-up*
Dinosaur eggs
Elongatoolithus

Anchisaurus
sinensis***
Anchisaurus sinensis right arm***
Huphesuchus***
Lufengosaurus
skeleton mount***
Lufengosaurus
skull & cervicals***
Shenzhosaurus***

Oviraptor
skeleton mount***
Oviraptor nesting
Psittacosaur skin***
Psittacosaur skin
& bone***
Psittacosaurus
meileyingensis***
Psittacosaurus
sinensis***

Troodontid
skeleton mount
Troodontid left foot
& pelvis***
Dsungaripterus
(Pterosaur)
Yixian turtle***

Yixian cockroach***
Sinraptor***
Theropod track***
Jialingpus
yuechiensis***
Calcite**
Other tourists**
The feathered dinosaur fossils at the two museums

Microraptor gui
at Paleo. Mus.
Microraptor image by Leda
Microraptor gui
feathers***
Microraptor manus***
Microraptor gui
leg feathers***
Microraptor gui
leg pelvis***

Microraptor tail***
Microraptor tail
feathers***
Microraptor tail close-up***
Microraptor skull close-up***
Microraptor feather details
Microraptor feather details

Caudipteryx***
Caudipteryx
reconstruction***
Caudipteryx
skull***
Caudipteryx
feathers***
Caudipteryx dongi
at Paleo. Mus.
Caudipteryx dongi
arm feathers ***

Caudipteryx dongi
gastroliths ***
Caudipteryx zoui
at Geol. Museum
Caudipteryx zoui
arm feathers***
Caudipteryx zoui
arm feathers***
Caudipteryx zoui
tail feathers***

Caudipteryx zoui
tail feathers***
Sinosauropteryx
holotype at Geol. Mus.***
Sinosauropteryx
reconstruction
Sinosauropteryx
protofeathers***
Sinornithoides***
Sinornithoides
skull & arm***

Protarchaeopteryx
at Geol. Mus.
"Protarch" & Kristin
Protarchaeopteryx
arm feathers***
Protarchaeopteryx
isolated feather***
Sinornithosaurus
"Dave" at Geol. Mus.

Sinornithosaurus
reconstruction***
"Dave" & Tom*
Sinornithosaurus pan***
Sinornithosaurus pan***
Sinornithosaurus pan***
Sinornithosaurus pan***
The Mesozoic bird fossils at the two museums

Confuciusornis***
Confuciusornis
reconstruction
Confuciusornis
Confuciusornis
Eoconfuciusornis***

Yixianornis grabaui
(at Paleo. Mus.)
Yixianornis
close-up***
Yixianornis
close-up***
Yixianornis
tibiotarsus***
Yixianornis
manus***
Chanchengornis***

Gansus holotype***
"Unidentified" bird
"Liaoxiornis"***
"Liaoxiornis"
reconstruction***
Enantiornithean***
Chaoyangia***
An evening out with the geo-group

Departing the
Geological Museum
Will, Matt & Jenelle
Steve, Helen,
Joan & Kristin
Andrew, Tylor, Tim, Marg & John
John, Jerry, Andrew,
Tylor, Tim & Marg
Hailu helping
choose the menu

Beverage of choice**
After dinner walk**
"Farmers' market"**
Chicks for sale**
 
Jade sculptures****
More jade****

*Photographs by Kristin Braziunas   **Photographs by Joan & Matt Aten  ***Photographs by Dr. Jerry Harris   ****Photographs by Tylor Birthisel   *****Photographs by Dr. Hailu You

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