最近一段时间,在东北辽西大地上频频传出古生物新发现的捷报.从孔子鸟[1]到中华龙鸟[2],从原始祖鸟[3]到原始兽类———张和兽[4].还有最早的被子植物———辽宁古果[5].这些发现一次次震惊了世界,国内外学者纷纷把目光投向了这块神奇的土地.世界两大权威科学杂志———英国的 In recent days, new discoveries of paleontology have been frequently reported on the earth in the western Liaoning Province. From the Confucius [1] to the Chinese Dragonbird [2], from the primitive Archeopteryx [3] to the original beast, Zhang and Beast [4] There are also the earliest angiosperms --- Liaoning ancient fruit [5] These discoveries shocked the world time and again, domestic and foreign scholars have turned their attention to this magical land. The world’s two authoritative science magazine --- Britain of