Tom & Kristin take a paleontological trip to ...
 China
June 2008
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June 14th. Lanzhou (blue mark) & vicinity: including a visit to the Dr. Li Daqing's paleo lab, a "paleo-dig" site & the Hezheng Museum of Paleontologic Fossils

 

Visit to Dr. Li Daqing's paleo lab (June 14th)

Entrance to the lab****
Lida checks out the security**
Lab overview****
Dr. Li Daqing
New Gansu sauropod cervical vertebrae
Dr. Hailu You

Dr. Jerry Harris
Gansu sauropod scapulacoracoid
Gansu sauropod thoracic rib
Gansu sauropod cervical rib***
 
Gansu sauropod thoracic***
Gansu Stegosaur thoracics***

Will is surrounded*
Helen too**
Dr. Peter Dodson
Dinosaur fossil
collecting**
Dinosaur fossil
plaster casting**
Dinosaur fossil
transporting**

Dr. Peter Dodson*
Kristin
Hadrosaur teeth
Auroraceratops
Huanghetitan sacrum***
Theropod foot

Psittacosaur mounts
Psittacosaur arm***
Psittacosaur skull***
Daqing & Hailu
Ornithopod femur***
Ornithopod axial column & pelvis***

Dr. Andrew Milner****
New Iguanodontoid***
Anterior view
Iguanodontoid
pectoral girdle***
Iguanodontoid
left manus***

Rib cage**
Chevrons**
Photo op with Tom*
Kristin & dino
Matt & Joan**

Joan, Jenelle, Matt, Jerry & John*****
Jessie
Tylor
Another angle*
 
Tim
Peter & Joan**

Lida
"Ornithomimosaur"
caudal vertebrae
Matt**
Tim with tracks
Discussing coracoid placement

Great opportunity!*
Andrew & Jerry*
Bone collection*
Group shot*
Will strikes a pose*
Preparing to ship
the Iguanodontoid
Working at a dinosaur dig

Farm terracing?
Arrival at the
dig site
Preparations
Watching the
crew work
Climbing to the dig site in the distance****
Starting out**

A steep climb*
Looking back*
Gathered at
"Quarry #1"***
Hailu explaining the geology
Andrew & Kristin
Discussing the find**

Crew at Quarry #1***
Jerry providing
direction
Hailu taking a
closer look
Ankylosaur bones**
Team work***
Kristin & Tom --
the "brown hats"****

Dr. Dodson & Kristin
Tim & Andrew
Marg & John
Crew's campsite**
Out of the rain & having fun**
A rainy day visit to the Hezheng Museum of Paleontologic Fossils in Gansu Province

Museum entrance
New building, not yet open
Opening exhibit
Kristin & Andrew
Samotherium***
Samotherium***

Hezhengia***
Hipparion***
Hipparion feet***
Chilotherium (with tourists)***
Wall of Testudo shells**

Meganterion
Platybelodon
growth series
Wall of Hipparion
skulls
Dinocrocuta skull

Stratigraphy
Ankylosaur skin
Coprolites
Dinosaur eggs

Panorama of
mural
Evening in Lanzhou

Street vendor**
Lots of activity**
Joan & Matt**
Andrew & Lida**
Will, Jenelle & Joan**
Tylor, Lida & Kristin**

*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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