Pyroclastic Flows Entombed Chinese Dinosaurs (Jehol Biota)

[Oxytropidoceras]

Ancient Ash Volcanoes Entombed Chinese

Dinosaurs, National Geographic

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140204-dinosaur-fossil-china-volcano-pompeii/

450-mph Pompeii-type volcano blasts created

exquisite dinosaur fossils, Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-animal-pompeii-china-fossils-volacnoes-20140204,0,1152707.story

Pompeii-like Eruption Fossilized Dinos in

Death Poses by Tanya Lewis, Live Science

http://www.livescience.com/43081-animal-pompeii-found-in-china.html

Jiang, B. G. E. Harlow, K. Wohletz, Z. Zhou ,

and J. Meng, 2014, New evidence suggests

pyroclastic flows are responsible for the

remarkable preservation of the Jehol biota.

Nature Communications. vol. 5, Article no. 3151

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140204/ncomms4151/full/ncomms4151.html

Yours,

Paul H.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Oxytropidoceras

[Auspex]

I guess that really punctuated their equilibrium! Thanks, Paul

[Scylla]

Beautiful fossils. Thanks Paul. Here's another: http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/animal-pompeii-found-in-china-140204.htm

[Malcolmt]

Here is a link to an interesting article on the dinosaur version of Pompei that they found

http://www.livescience.com/43081-animal-pompeii-found-in-china.html