Jehol
Americannoun
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a region and former province in northeastern China: incorporated into Manchukuo by the Japanese 1932–45. 74,297 sq. mi. (192,429 sq. km).
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former name of Chengde.
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a former province of NE China, north of the Great Wall: divided among Hebei, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia in 1956. Area: 192 380 sq km (74 278 sq miles)
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a region of NE China, in Hebei and Liaoning provinces: mountainous
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Known as Wulong bohaiensis, the 120-million-year-old fossil contains both bones and feathers preserved and was discovered more than 10 years ago in the Jehol Province in China, according to a statement from the San Diego Natural History Museum.
From Fox News
According to the study's abstract, it marks "the first record of the Early Cretaceous non-ornithothoracine avialan outside of the Jehol Biota and increases our understanding of their diversity and distribution during the time."
From Fox News
"The new lizard had teeth unlike any other previously known from the Jehol Biota, thus expanding the diversity of this clade and possibly suggesting a unique diet for this new species," according to the statement announcing the find.
From Fox News
The Jehol biota is famously known for its exquisitely preserved fossil birds and dinosaurs, which often display detailed soft-tissue preservation.
From The Guardian
Given their small size and irregular yet flattened shape, McNamara and her team argue these structures are unlike the fish and reptile scales or shell fragments that have also been found in the Jehol sediments.
From The Guardian
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