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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Dinosaur Tracks, Myths and Buildings: The Jin Ji (Golden Chicken) Stones from Zizhou Area, Northern Shaanxi, China

Lida XingSchool of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jianping ZhangSchool of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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Hendrik KleinSaurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum, Neumarkt, Germany
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Adrienne MayorClassics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Yu ChenCapital Museum, Beijing, China
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Hui DaiSchool of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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Michael E. BurnsDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Junmin GaoYulin Municipal Society for Private Collections Culture, Shaanxi, China
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Yonggang TangInstitute of Geology and Palaeontology, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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Shurong DongYulin Municipal Society for Private Collections Culture, Shaanxi, China
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Pages 227-234 | Published online: 11 Sep 2015

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