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Birding Tianmashan, Shanghai in January 2023

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Shanghaibirding describes the Brown-headed Thrush as “a scarce passage migrant through northern and central coastal China, including Shanghai” – given that I only saw it once on Tianmashan, that is probably correct, though the date (January 09) seems rather late for a migrant. “AGAIN?” ” Yes, indeed.

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

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An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China Then one day you go to a conference of historians and there is a special symposium being held by some well regarded colleagues, who have been working for months with some archaeologists on a secret project. Archaeopteryx always seems to get all the attention. Du, K., & Han, F.

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Flying Dinosaurs: A Review by a Triceratops Fan

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So, I welcomed the opportunity to read and review Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds , by John Pickrell, published in the United States by Columbia University Press. There is a lot of science here to explain. Don’t let the university press imprint deceive you. Pickrell puts the pieces together in 11 chapters.

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