gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:age
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gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
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gptkbp:contains
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fossil plants
insect fossils
volcanic ash layers
gastroliths
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gptkbp:coordinates
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41°N 121°E (approximate)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:China
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gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment
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lacustrine
fluvial
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1920s
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gptkbp:famousFor
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mammal fossils
pterosaurs
early birds
exceptional fossil preservation
fish fossils
feathered dinosaurs
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jiufotang Formation
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gptkbp:lithology
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gptkb:stone
siltstone
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:China
gptkb:Liaoning_Province
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Jiufotang_village
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Hyphalosaurus
gptkb:Jeholornis
gptkb:Liaoningopterus
gptkb:Liaoxipterus
gptkb:Nemicolopterus
gptkb:Confuciusornis
gptkb:Microraptor
gptkb:Sapeornis
gptkb:Sinornithosaurus
gptkb:Psittacosaurus
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gptkbp:overlies
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gptkb:Yixian_Formation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Jehol_Group
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Aptian
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gptkbp:primaryLithology
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mudstone
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gptkbp:significance
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important for study of early avian evolution
key to Jehol Biota
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 300 meters
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gptkbp:underlies
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gptkb:Fuxin_Formation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Confuciusornis
gptkb:Microraptor
gptkb:Yixian_Formation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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