Tom & Kristin take a paleontological trip to ...
China
June 2008
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June 12th. Citylife in Beipiao (blue mark) and Dalian (yellow mark) including a visit to the Dalian Natural History Museum

 

Leaving Beipiao (June 12th)

Morning rush hour

Beipiao****

Common sight****

China mobile****

Lots of scenes like this

Transportation options****

In need of repair****

Transit driver

Street repairs****

Friendly folks****

New vs. traditional****

3-wheelers are common****
On the road (pink line) to Dalian

Common scenery

Helen, Matt & Peter
take a break**

Will & Tylor too***
Arrival in Dalian

City traffic

Extensive construction****

Most high rises
per square mile!****

Saloon, not Salon?

Creative architecture**

Inner city soccer**

Public transit**

Special school**

Pizza hut****

Basketball star
The Dalian Natural History Museum

Museum by the sea

Museum opened
for our group

Welcomed by
the staff

Founded in 1907***

Tylor, Kristin & Jessie

Atrium Bas Mural

Famous Psittacosaur
"nest"***

Close-up of 34
babies

Closer-up of
"mother"

Our group "at work"**

Jerry taking
outstanding photos

Chinese mummy***

Dongbeititan &
Mamenchisaurus

Hailu & museum
director (?)

Inaccurate
reconstructions

Oolithes spheroides

Elongatoolithidae

Psittacosaurus sinensus

Tyrannosaurus*

"Making love"*

Shunosaurus &
Gasosaurus

Old-fashioned
reconstructions

Kristin is victim of old-fashioned museum

Unsuspecting Joan**

Will becomes a
victim too*

Too close!*

Paleontologists
reconstructed!

Dilophosaurus &
Megapnosaurus***

Joan capturing
the fossils

Tsintaosaurus

Ken Behring of Seattle fame

Great, old-fashioned dioramas

Just like the Field Museum of my youth!

Up close & personal**

African savannah**

Jenelle remotely controls screen*

The whale hall

Helen for scale

Sad Andrew*

Andrew more cheery*

Tylor at the
whaling gun*

Jessie

Jaws*

Tom (on right)*

Still has his teeth*

Marg for scale

John

We were having fun!

See no evil...**

...and act no evil!**

Protopsephurus

Manchuriochelys

Yabeinosaurus

Lycoptera

Sinosauropteryx*

Cladophebus

Pityostrobus
pine cones

Nanchangosaurus suni***

Two sides*

View from inside*
Night scenes in Dalian

Our hotel lobby**

Jade sculpture**

Dinner buffet**

Snails**

Our group**

Walking in the fog****

On the shore****

Familiar place****

Familiar inside too****

Snoop in China****

Mutant turtles too****

Sports stars sell****

*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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