Chinese Nanyang Dinosaur Eggs

Author: Zhou Shiquan
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The book "Dinosaur Eggs of Nanyang, China" authored by Zhou Shiquan, Zhao Shulin, and others, was published and released by China University of Geosciences Press in September 2005. The book systematically discusses the history of research and discoveries of dinosaur egg fossils in the Nanyang area, the distribution and stratigraphy of dinosaur egg fossils, the tectonic structure and evolutionary characteristics of dinosaur egg-bearing basins. It covers the classification and material composition of dinosaur egg fossils, their paleoecological features, their chronological significance, the division of the Upper Cretaceous boundary, the paleoclimate of the Late Cretaceous, the issue of dinosaur extinction, and the protection of dinosaur egg fossils. The book is well-documented, rich in content, with many findings first presented, and includes nearly 90 exquisite photographs of dinosaurs and dinosaur egg fossils. This book is China's first comprehensive monograph on the paleoecological environment of dinosaur egg fossils. It will play a very important practical and far-reaching role in promoting the study of dinosaur egg fossils and related sciences, as well as the tectonic evolution patterns of the post-orogenic stage in the Qinling–Dabie Orogenic Belt, and in protecting this world-class natural heritage.