Kampfwagen
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Hey there! Now, I realze what a strange topic this must seem, but bear with me. I know one thing above all others: I make a better Biologist, or rather Paleontoligist, than Military Buff (for now anyway 
). But for now, I want to shed some light on an intresting subject.
What many might not realize is just how rich the prehistory of China actualy is. Of the top three nations for Palentological research, China is in Third, followed by Mongolia and the United States, with Germany a close fourth. This is because each one has a very intresting palentological enviornment to offer. Palentological expeditions into China have been going on since the early twenties, and since then there has been a wide variety of discoveries in China, several of which made important strides in understanding not only our evolutionary history, but evolution in the whole.
The most famous of all Chinese discoveries (considered both Chinese and Mongolian for their relative proximity.) was the (in)famous Velociraptor Mongoliensis which was brought to world attention in the movie Jurassic Park. However, the real Velociraptor (Latin for "Speedy Theif") was not quite as large as the movie variety, standing at three feet tall and six feet long, but was still just as vicious a predator.
These turkey-sized monsters roamed their prehistoric landscape of the Late Cretaceous with several other, less well known animals. Including Tarbosaurs Baatar the Asian relative of Tyranosaurs and Protoceratops Andrewsi, one of the earliest Ceratopian dinosaurs that would eventualy lead to creatures such as Triceratops.
And even before that, China was still a dinosaurian Mecca. During the Jurassic Age, truely bizzare dinosaurs came out of the evolutionary woodwork. These included Shunosaurus lii, a relative of Camarasaurs and other Medium-Sized Sauropods (Long-Necked Dinosaurs). However, it had one major diffrence: It's tail ended in a wicked club that could smash the bones of even the most daring predator.
The most famous Jurassic Dinosaur (and arguably the most famous amongst the Chinese People) is Mamenchisaurus Youngi. This absolutely massive Sauropod dinosaur was Eighty to one-hundred feet long. However, a good 60-70 percent of this was it's impossibly long neck, which was easily 40-50 feet in length. It is the longest neck of all time.
Other discoveries include Therenzinosaurs with it's massive meter long arms with one and a half foot claws. Andrewsharchus, the largest predatory mammal of all time which was a distant relative of Goats and other hooved animals. Several species of prehistoric reptiles, one beleved to be the largest venomus lizard of all time and at least three species of primitive birds similar to Archeiopteryx which is more than anywhere else in the world. And of course, and most important of all, Peking Man, one of the first conformations of Hominid Development in not just China, but in the Asian Hemesphere.
A Site detailing in Chinese Dinosaurs, which features many of the dinosaurs featured in this post.
I know it might not be a subject of intrest for everyone, but I am particuarly intrested in how native Chinese feel about their very diverse prehistoric past. Especialy that of Peking Man, which has aparently been the subject of much contreversy in the Christian world.
). But for now, I want to shed some light on an intresting subject. What many might not realize is just how rich the prehistory of China actualy is. Of the top three nations for Palentological research, China is in Third, followed by Mongolia and the United States, with Germany a close fourth. This is because each one has a very intresting palentological enviornment to offer. Palentological expeditions into China have been going on since the early twenties, and since then there has been a wide variety of discoveries in China, several of which made important strides in understanding not only our evolutionary history, but evolution in the whole.
The most famous of all Chinese discoveries (considered both Chinese and Mongolian for their relative proximity.) was the (in)famous Velociraptor Mongoliensis which was brought to world attention in the movie Jurassic Park. However, the real Velociraptor (Latin for "Speedy Theif") was not quite as large as the movie variety, standing at three feet tall and six feet long, but was still just as vicious a predator.
These turkey-sized monsters roamed their prehistoric landscape of the Late Cretaceous with several other, less well known animals. Including Tarbosaurs Baatar the Asian relative of Tyranosaurs and Protoceratops Andrewsi, one of the earliest Ceratopian dinosaurs that would eventualy lead to creatures such as Triceratops.
And even before that, China was still a dinosaurian Mecca. During the Jurassic Age, truely bizzare dinosaurs came out of the evolutionary woodwork. These included Shunosaurus lii, a relative of Camarasaurs and other Medium-Sized Sauropods (Long-Necked Dinosaurs). However, it had one major diffrence: It's tail ended in a wicked club that could smash the bones of even the most daring predator.
The most famous Jurassic Dinosaur (and arguably the most famous amongst the Chinese People) is Mamenchisaurus Youngi. This absolutely massive Sauropod dinosaur was Eighty to one-hundred feet long. However, a good 60-70 percent of this was it's impossibly long neck, which was easily 40-50 feet in length. It is the longest neck of all time.
Other discoveries include Therenzinosaurs with it's massive meter long arms with one and a half foot claws. Andrewsharchus, the largest predatory mammal of all time which was a distant relative of Goats and other hooved animals. Several species of prehistoric reptiles, one beleved to be the largest venomus lizard of all time and at least three species of primitive birds similar to Archeiopteryx which is more than anywhere else in the world. And of course, and most important of all, Peking Man, one of the first conformations of Hominid Development in not just China, but in the Asian Hemesphere.
A Site detailing in Chinese Dinosaurs, which features many of the dinosaurs featured in this post.
I know it might not be a subject of intrest for everyone, but I am particuarly intrested in how native Chinese feel about their very diverse prehistoric past. Especialy that of Peking Man, which has aparently been the subject of much contreversy in the Christian world.