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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