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A NEW SPECIES OF Eosestheria FROM LOWER CRETACEOUS JIUFOTANG FORMATION IN JIANCHANG, LIAONING PROVINCE |
GAO Fu-liang, DONG Hong-nian, ZHANG Guo-ren, PAN Yu-qi, WANG Xuan, WU Zi-jie, MU Ya-nan |
Liaoning Institute of Geological Exploration, Dalian 116100, Liaoning Province, China |
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Abstract In the investigation for fossils in northwestern Dasanjiazi, Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, the king sized fossil of Eosestheria jianchangensis was collected from the lower part of Jiufotang Formation, Early Cretaceous. The individual is 4.3 cm long and 1.6 cm high. The new species of Eosestheria was first discovered in Jianchang, also rare in the world.
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Received: 10 November 2014
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