Tom & Kristin take a paleontological trip to ...
 China
June 2008
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June 10th. Paleo adventures in and around Beipiao (pink mark), Part 1:  including a visit to the Sihetun Fossil Bird National Geopark & Museum

 

Beipiao in the morning (June 10th)

Beipiao view
from hotel window
Unmaintained
buildings
Interesting labeling
of store item**
Hailu briefs us
on today's plans**
Street cleaner**
Rice fields
Sihetun Landscape Fossil Bird National Geopark of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province

Entrance sign***
Sihetun Museum***
Sihetun Quarry Wall
Farmer Li, discoverer
of first feathered dino
Entering the new
museum built onto
& into the strata
Inside the museum

Fossils displayed in situ where discovered****
In situ specimen
in case***
Horizons marked
Farmer Yin-Fang Li &
Dr. Hailu You
Countryside diorama

Locality topo map**
The Jehol Biota
Regional geo map***
Dr. Andrew Milner****
Tylor taking
a photo***
In situ feathered
dinosaur horizon***

Caudipteryx
Microraptor
Microraptor close-up***
Microraptor arm
with feathers***
Microraptor legs
with feathers***
From dinosaur
to bird*

Confuciusornis
Liaoxionis holotype
Sapornis
Longipteryx***

Shenzhouraptor***
Psittacosaur
Psittacosaur
skeleton mount
Crichtonsaurus
(Ankylosaur)
Crichtonsaurus
(Ankylosaur)
Crichtonsaurus
tail club***

Shuangmiaosaurus
Body & tail***
Original bone
in upper jaw
Pectoral girdle***
Left leg***
Pterodactyloid
feet***

Dragonfly
Katydid
Insect with
color banding***

Fern**
Eboracia**
Ikechosaurus**
Hyphalosaurus***
Sinamia***
Peipiaosteus***

Monjurosuchus***
Frog***
Lycoptera**
Fish slab*
Caudate***
Crayfish***

Turtle &
Hyphalosaurus***
Turtles***
Sinodelphys***
Mammal***
Jenelle & Steve
Bill Clinton
Sihuten Quarry

Sihetun Quarry
wall sign***
Lunch with farmer Li Yin-Fang's family

Our group at
farmer Li's home*****
Tim, Will & Matt enjoy**
Jerry, Jessie, Andrew,
Kristin & Helen
Lunch-time treat***
Marg, Tom, John
& Peter**
Tim, Will, Matt
&Tylor**
A new quarry site at Sihuten

Heading to a
new outcrop
Button Butt Spider
Andrew &
fish fossil****

Landscape*
Tom truckin'*
Tylor with fossil find****
Tylor at work****
Heading back to
the museum****
Return to Beipiao

Farmer on the road*
Tom observes***
Back in our van
Field work**
Closer view****

*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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