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FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN CHINA

Various mountain formations occupy an important place in the geological history of Asia. The

Himalayas are some of the world's youngest mountains, and the large numbers of marine invertebrate
fossils discovered on the feet of the Himalayas show that these strata were once covered in water.
The Asian continent's most important fossil beds lie in China. Those in the West Liaoning, Yunnan

and Shandong regions are the richest in China. A large number of fossils of bird species, mammals,
amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and plants have been obtained from these regions. Once again, every
fossil proves that living things never underwent any process of evolution and reveals the evident nature
of God's creation.
Special fauna (animals RUSSIA

belonging to a particular
KAZAKHSTAN
region or period) have been
identified in the Yixian and

Jiufotang formations in the
MONGOLIA
Liaoning region. Both
Formations contain fossils LIAONING
REGION
largely dating from the
Cretaceous Period (146 to 65

million years ago).

SHANDONG
CHINA REGION
The fossil excavations made in Beipiao.
Some flowered plant fossils found in this
region are the oldest.

NEPAL

BANGLADESH

YUNNAN
REGION
BURMA

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Next: one of the rock layers in Liaoning contains fossils.

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