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Asia Dinosaur Association
The Asia Dinosaur Association (ADA) is a professional organization that established in 2013 to advance research, education, and culture related to Asian dinosaurs. The secretary office is settled in Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Mission and activities Since the 1980s, dinosaur research especially in East Asia has attracted worldwide attention. However there were no professional place to present and exchange their information such as an excavation results and plans of collaborated exhibition. ADA has been established in July 2013 with a mission to "promote research of paleontology and geology related to Asian dinosaurs; advance dinosaur research and educate general public; support and encourage students and young researchers; develop the culture of dinosaurs". ADA Board consists of members from China, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, and Thailand. ADA holds a scientific meeting in every two years. Scientific meetings ADA holds biennial symposium "International ...
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Paleontology
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology). Paleontological observations have been documented as far back as the 5th century BC. The science became established in the 18th century as a result of Georges Cuvier's work on comparative anatomy, and developed rapidly in the 19th century. The term itself originates from Greek (, "old, ancient"), (, (gen. ), "being, creature"), and (, "speech, thought, study"). Paleontology lies on the border between biology and geology, but differs from archaeology in that it excludes the study of anatomically modern humans. It now uses techniques drawn from a wide range of sciences, including biochemistry, mathematics, and enginee ...
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Evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation tends to exist within any given population as a result of genetic mutation and recombination. Evolution occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection (including sexual selection) and genetic drift act on this variation, resulting in certain characteristics becoming more common or more rare within a population. The evolutionary pressures that determine whether a characteristic is common or rare within a population constantly change, resulting in a change in heritable characteristics arising over successive generations. It is this process of evolution that has given rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. The theory of evol ...
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Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers ( strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks. Stratigraphy has three related subfields: lithostratigraphy (lithologic stratigraphy), biostratigraphy (biologic stratigraphy), and chronostratigraphy (stratigraphy by age). Historical development Catholic priest Nicholas Steno established the theoretical basis for stratigraphy when he introduced the law of superposition, the principle of original horizontality and the principle of lateral continuity in a 1669 work on the fossilization of organic remains in layers of sediment. The first practical large-scale application of stratigraphy was by William Smith in the 1790s and early 19th century. Known as the "Father of English geology", Smith recognized the significance of strata or rock layering and the importance of fossil markers for correlating strata; he created the first ge ...
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Rinchen Barsbold
, Rinchyengiin Barsbold, born December 21, 1935 in Ulaanbaatar) is a Mongolian paleontologist and geologist. He works with the Institute of Geology, at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He is an expert in vertebrate paleontology and Mesozoic stratigraphy. Barsbold has been instrumental in the discovery and recovery of one of the largest dinosaur collections in the world. His work has helped to form a more modern understanding of the later stages of dinosaur evolution in Eurasia. Barsbold has had considerable influence on dinosaur paleontology in the Communist world. His scientific work has made him a leading authority on theropods of the Gobi Desert, starting with his doctoral dissertation on these dinosaurs. As early as 1983, he noted that in different lineages of theropods, many features previously only known from birds had evolved in various combinations (Barsbold 1983). He postulated that as a result of this "ornithization", one or several lineages of theropods that happened to acquire th ...
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Dong Zhiming
Dong Zhiming ( Chinese: 董枝明, Pinyin: ''Dǒng Zhimíng''; born January 1937) is a Chinese vertebrate paleontologist formerly employed at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing. He began working at the IVPP in 1962, studying under Yang Zhongjian, who was director at the time. He has described fossil remains of many dinosaurs. He investigated and described the Shaximiao Formation; an important contribution to science since they are composed of Middle Jurassic beds which do not commonly yield fossils. Early life and education Dong Zhiming was born in January 1937 in Weihai, Shandong. At the age of 13, Dong was introduced to dinosaurs by a museum exhibit showcasing hadrosaur fossils. Dong graduated from university in 1962 with a degree in biology. Career After graduating, Dong Zhiming began working at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing where he was mentored by Yang Zhongjian, the "father ...
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List Of Asian Dinosaurs
This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Asia, excluding India, which was part of a separate landmass for much of the Mesozoic. This list does not include dinosaurs that live or lived after the Mesozoic era such as birds. Criteria for inclusion *The genus must appear on the List of dinosaur genera. *At least one named species of the creature must have been found in Asia. *This list is a complement to :Dinosaurs of Asia. List of Asian dinosaurs Valid genera , , Potentially a close relative of ''Nemegtosaurus'' , , - , '' Ratchasimasaurus'' , 2011 , Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) , , Only known from a single toothless dentary , , - , ''Rhomaleopakhus'' , 2021 , Kalaza Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian) , , Possessed a robust forelimb that may be a locomotory adaptation , , - , ''Rinchenia'' , 1997 , Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) , , Had a tall, domed crest , , - , ''Ruixinia'' , 2022 ...
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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
The , located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that is renowned for its exhibits of fossil specimens of dinosaurs and paleontological research. It is sited in the Nagaoyama Park ( Katsuyama Dinosaur Forest Park) near the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry that the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group is cropped out and a large number of dinosaur remains including ''Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis'' and ''Fukuisaurus tetoriensis'' are found and excavated. Since October 2009, the entire area of Katsuyama City has been recognized as a Japanese Geopark "". Since July 2014, the guide tour to the field station next to the excavation site has been available from the end of April to early November. Dozens of fossil specimens of five named dinosaurs and their excavation site have been designated as a Natural Monument of Japan since February 2017. The Asia Dinosaur Association Secretary Office has been housed inside the museum since its est ...
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Fukui Prefectural University
is a public prefectural university founded in 1992 in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gif ..., Japan. It has undergraduate faculties in economics, biotechnology, marine bioscience, and nursing and social welfare sciences. There are graduate programs in economics and business administration, bioscience and biotechnology, and nursing and social welfare science. References External linksOfficial website Educational institutions established in 1992 Universities and colleges in Fukui Prefecture Public universities in Japan American football in Japan Eiheiji, Fukui 1992 establishments in Japan {{fukui-university-stub ...
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Khorat Fossil Museum
Nakhon Ratchasima ( th, นครราชสีมา, ) is one of the four major cities of Isan, Thailand, known as the "big four of Isan". The city is commonly known as Korat (, ), a shortened form of its name. It is the governmental seat of the Nakhon Ratchasima province and Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. After Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Korat is the third largest city in Thailand. Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Lao and Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast (Isan). Its location is . , the municipal area - as a small part of Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima - had a population of 126,391, while the Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, forming Korat's urban area, has a population of 450,000 (Estimate 2022). Toponymy Archaeological evidence suggests that in Sung Noen District 32 km west of present-day Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) there were two ancient towns called ''Sema'' (" Bai sema" ...
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Mahasarakham University
Mahasarakham University (MSU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม; ), ''pronounced:'' má-hăa wít-tá-yaa-lai má-hăa-săa-rá-kaam) is a Thai public university in Maha Sarakham province, about 470 kilometres from Bangkok. In 2017 it enrolled 41,000 students. MSU is the only Thai university to offer postgraduate programs in paleontology and a Bachelor of Arts in the Khmer language. It was the first Isan university to offer a BA accounting and the second to offer PhD courses in the same subject. Its Faculty of Education, the flagship of MSU, was voted Thailand's Best Education Faculty in 2010 by the National Education Office. The university is the first Thai higher education institution rated under the QS Stars System for excellence in higher education. It has become one of the top 20 universities in Thailand based on the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. History The development of Mahasarakham University can be traced back to 1963, wh ...
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Mongolian Academy Of Science
The Mongolian Academy of Sciences (, ''Mongol ulsyn Shinjlekh ukhaany Akademi'') is Mongolia's first centre of modern sciences. It came into being in 1921 when the government of newly independent Mongolia issued a resolution declaring the establishment of "The Institute of Literature and Scripts", which was later upgraded into "The Institute of Sciences" and "The Institute of Sciences and Higher Education". In 1961, it was finally reorganized as "The Mongolian Academy of Sciences" MAS. At present there ar14 research institutesantwo affiliated academiesunder MAS. Status The law "on the Legal Status of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences" ratified by the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia promulgated the Mongolian Academy of Sciences as the central scientific thinktank, whose aim is to develop science and advanced technology in the country. The Mongolian Academy of Sciences is a civil self-governed non-commercial organization. Organization General Assembly of MAS, the Presidi ...
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Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate. Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex (15 large screen cinemas), the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium, an exhibition hall, the Thai Art Gallery, and an opera concert hall. It also has a bowling alley and karaoke centre. It is a joint venture by Siam Piwat, the company that owns the adjacent Siam Center/Siam Discovery shopping malls, and The Mall Group, which owns The Emporium. Siam Paragon's financial results are not reported by the privately held Siam Paragon Development. History Siam Paragon was built on the former site of the Siam Intercontinental Hotel, which was demolished in 2002 at the end of its lease. The site, leased for 30 years, is Crown Property Bureau land and at one time was the royal parkland of Sa Pat ...
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